The molluscicidal and fungicidal properties of Diospyros usambarensis root bark have been attributed to the naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone. In addition, the dimeric naphthoquinones isodiospyrin and mamegakinone and 2 artefacts, 2-methoxy- and 3-methoxy-7-methyljuglone have been isolated. 1 Part 1 of the series “Phytochemistry of African Medicinal Plants”
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Marston et al. (1984) studied this question.