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Methyl psilalate: a new antimicrobial metabolite from Psila boliviensis
Silvia Erazo1, Rosa Negrete, Mercedes Zaldívar
1Department of Pharmacological and Toxicological Chemistry, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. serazo@uchile.cl
Planta Medica
|February 14, 2002
Abstract:
Psila boliviensis (Wedd.) Cabr. yielded a new phenylpropanoid, named methyl psilalate. The structure was established by means of standard spectroscopic techniques. The microbiological evaluation of the compound revealed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.