Abstract
An ethanol extract of the leaves of Piper aduncum demonstrated good antimicrobial activity. Bioassay-directed fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of 4-methoxy-3,5-bis(3'-methylbenzoic acid) 1, 2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-chalcone 2, nervogenic acid 3 and 2,2-dimethoxy-8-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-2H-chromene-6-carboxylic acid 4. These compounds showed considerable in vitro antifungal and antibacterial activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 142-144 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Phytotherapy Research |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1997 |
Keywords
- Antifungal prenylated benzoic acid
- Antimicrobial
- Cahalcone
- Chromene derivatives
- Piper aduncum