Aglaia silvestris explained

Aglaia silvestris is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. This plant initiated the naming of the Rocaglamide derivatives silvestrol and episilvestrol.^[1] In fact they were derived from the fruits and twigs of Aglaia foveolata.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1021/jo040120f . 15132542 . Silvestrol and Episilvestrol, Potential Anticancer Rocaglate Derivatives from Aglaia silvestris . The Journal of Organic Chemistry . 69 . 10 . 3350–8 . 2004 . Hwang . Bang Yeon . Su . Bao-Ning . Chai . Heebyung . Mi . Qiuwen . Kardono . Leonardus B. S. . Afriastini . Johar J. . Riswan . Soedarsono . Santarsiero . Bernard D. . Mesecar . Andrew D. . Wild . Robert . Fairchild . Craig R. . Vite . Gregory D. . Rose . William C. . Farnsworth . Norman R. . Cordell . Geoffrey A. . Pezzuto . John M. . Swanson . Steven M. . Kinghorn . A. Douglas .
2. 10.1021/jo040008h . Silvestrol and Episilvestrol, Potential Anticancer Rocaglate Derivatives from Aglaia silvestris . The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69 . 18 . 6156 . 2004 . Hwang . Bang Yeon . Su . Bao-Ning . Chai . Heebyung . Mi . Qiuwen . Kardono . Leonardus B. S. . Afriastini . Johar J. . Riswan . Soedarsono . Santarsiero . Bernard D. . Mesecar . Andrew D. . Wild . Robert . Fairchild . Craig R. . Vite . Gregory D. . Rose . William C. . Farnsworth . Norman R. . Cordell . Geoffrey A. . Pezzuto . John M. . Swanson . Steven M. . Kinghorn . A. Douglas . free .