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New type sesquiterpene lactone from almond hulls (Prunus Amygdalus Batch).

Sang, S., K. Lapsley, X. Cheng, H.-Y. Fu, D.-E. Shieh, N. Bai, R.T. Rosen, R.E. Stark, C.-T. Ho, 2002.  New type sesquiterpene lactone from almond hulls (Prunus Amygdalus Batch). Tetrahedron Letters. 43:2547-9.

An unusual sesquiterpene lactone, named amygdalactone, was isolated from almond hulls for the first time.  This class of compounds is comprised of natural products with known anti-carcinogenic properties.