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Depsides in Sunflower Leaves

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THIS communication reports our finding of neochlorogenic, isochlorogenic, and 3-O-feruloylquinic acids in the leaves of sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, Russian Mammoth variety. The well-known chlorogenic acid (3-O-caffeoylquinic acid) has been previously found in sunflowers by Urban1 and its presence there has been confirmed by Watanabe et al.2

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ZANE, A., WENDER, S. Depsides in Sunflower Leaves. Nature 209, 80–81 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209080b0

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