Antioxidant Neolignans from Cordia americana

Abstract

Five new neolignans with a bicyclo[2.2.2]octene framework were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the bark of Cordia americana. The structures and relative configurations of the compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic methods. All the isolated compounds showed good antioxidant activities in the DPPH radical scavenging (0.5–100 µg/mL) and Ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP, 1–100 µg/mL) assays. One of the compounds displayed mild fungistatic activity at 0.1 µmol/spot against Fusarium virguliforme while, at the same time, all compounds were inactive against several strains of Gram (+) and Gram (−) bacteria at all assayed concentrations (10–1000 µg/mL).

Key words

Cordia americana - Boraginaceae - neolignans - bicyclo[2.2.2]octene - yunnaneic acids - rufescenolides - antioxidant activity

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