Maravuic acid, a new seco-labdane diterpene from Croton matourensis

A new seco-labdane diterpene, maravuic acid, has been isolated by supercritical fluid extraction using CO2 from the bark of Croton matourensis Aubl. (Euphorbiaceae). Its structure was elucidated by one and two dimensional NMR methods as (12E)-3,4-seco-labda-4(18),8(20),12,14-tetraen-3-oic acid 2.