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A new pentaoxigenated xanthone has been isolated from aerial parts of the fern Cystopteris fragilis. By spectroscopic and chemical methods this compound has been shown to be 1,6-dihydroxy-3,5,7-trimethoxyxanthone which is of biosynthetic interest in ferns.
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