Five compounds, including a new dimeric diarylpropane, were isolated from the petroleum ether extract of the twigs and leaves of Horsfieldia tetratepala. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Moreover, the antiproliferative activities of these compounds were tested on cancer cell lines, but none is active.
Keywords: Horsfieldia tetratepala; Horsfielene; diarylpropane.