Bioactive Phenolic Compounds from Peperomia obtusifolia.

ABSTRACT: Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr., native to Middle America, is an ornamental plant also traditionally used for its mild antimicrobial properties. Chemical investigation on the leaves of P. obtusifolia resulted in the isolation of two previously undescribed compounds, named peperomic ester (1) and peperoside (2), together with five known compounds, viz. N-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-3,4-dihydroxybenzamide (3), becatamide (4), peperobtusin A (5), peperomin B (6), and arabinothalictoside (7). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR techniques and HREIMS analyses. Compounds 1-7 were evaluated for their anthelmintic (against Caenorhabditis elegans), antifungal (against

SUBMITTER: Ware I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature