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Abstract
A new lupane caffeoyl ester (1), 3-(Z)-caffeoyllupeol, together with five known triterpenoids, lupeol caffeate (2), 3-(Z)-coumaroyllupeol (3), dioslupecin A (4), lupeol (5), and lupenone (6), were isolated from the fruits of Bruguiera parviflora. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 exhibited antimalarial activity with an EC_<50> value of 8.6 μg/ml, but compound 2 was inactive.
Journal
- Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin [List of Volumes]
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Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin 53(1), 95-96, 2005-01-01 [Table of Contents]
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan