Asaricin, the main component of Ocotea opifera Mart. essential oil.

Lorenzo, D; Loayza, I; Leigue, L; Frizzo, C; Dellacass, E; Moyna, P

Lorenzo, D; Loayza, I; Leigue, L; Frizzo, C; Dellacass, E; Moyna, P.

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Lorenzo D; Catedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, General Montevideo, Uruguay.

Nat Prod Lett ; 15(3): 163-70, 2001.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11858548

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Investigation of the volatile fraction from the stem bark of Ocotea opifera Mart. led to the isolation and characterization of asaricin, a phenolic derivative with antifungal and insecticidal activity, as the main component, which is described for the first time for the genus Ocotea. The structure has been established by a study of its mono- and bidimensional NMR spectra and mass spectrometry.

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Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification; Benzyl Compounds; Dioxolanes/isolation & purification; Insecticides/isolation & purification; Lauraceae/chemistry; Monoterpenes; Plant Oils/chemistry; Plants, Medicinal/chemistry; Allylbenzene Derivatives; Antifungal Agents/chemistry; Antifungal Agents/pharmacology; Bolivia; Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; Cyclohexenes; Dioxolanes/chemistry; Dioxolanes/pharmacology; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Insecticides/chemistry; Insecticides/pharmacology; Mass Spectrometry; Molecular Structure; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Plant Bark/chemistry; Plant Stems/chemistry; Pyrogallol/analogs & derivatives; Stereoisomerism; Structure-Activity Relationship; Temperature; Terpenes/chemistry; Terpenes/isolation & purification

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Benzyl Compounds / Plant Oils / Lauraceae / Monoterpenes / Dioxolanes / Insecticides / Antifungal Agents Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Bolivia Language: En Journal: Nat Prod Lett Year: 2001 Document type: Article

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