1991 Volume 39 Issue 12 Pages 3276-3278
Chloroform and methanol extracts of the fruits of Melaleuca lencadendron strongly inhibited histamine releaes from rat mast cells induced by compounds 48/80 or concanavalin A. Ursolic acid, a triterpene, was the most active compound contained in the chloroform extract and two stilbenes, piceatannol and oxyresveratrol, were isolated as active compounds from the methanol extract. Several other stillbenes and related compounds were examined to obtain information on the structure activity relationships of stilbenes.