β-Mangostin, a minor coloring matter of the dried latex of Garcinia mangostana, is shown to be 1,6-dihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-2,8-di-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)xanthone (4).
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Yates et al. (1968) studied this question.