Química Nova (Jan 2012)

Licanol, um novo flavanol, e outros constituintes de Licania macrophylla Benth

  • Fernando Antônio de Medeiros,
  • Alessandra A. N. Medeiros,
  • Josean Fechine Tavares,
  • José Maria Barbosa Filho,
  • Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima,
  • Marcelo Sobral da Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422012000600021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 6
pp. 1179 – 1183

Abstract

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The phytochemical investigation of L. macrophylla Benth led to the isolation of a new flavanol named licanol: (-)-4'-O-methyl-epigallocatechin-3'-O-α-L-rhamnoside, along with nine known compounds, identified as: (-)-4'-O-methyl-epigallocatechin, pheophytin A, 13²-hydroxy-(13²-S)-pheophytin A, pheophytin B, sitosterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol-β-O-glucoside, betulinic alcohol and oleanolic acid. The structures were established based on IR, HR-ESI-MS, and NMR spectrometric data analysis with the aid of 2D techniques. The methanolic extracts of leaves and stem bark as well as the compounds licanol, 13²-hidroxi-(13²-S)-feofitina A, and betulinic alcohol demonstrated antimicrobial activity against several bacterial strains.

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