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Asaricin, the main component of Ocotea opifera Mart. essential oil
D Lorenzo1, I Loayza, L Leigue
1Catedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, General Montevideo, Uruguay.
Natural Product Letters
|February 23, 2002
Abstract:
Investigation of the volatile fraction from the stem bark of Ocotea opifera Mart. led to the isolation and characterization of asaricin, a phenolic derivative with antifungal and insecticidal activity, as the main component, which is described for the first time for the genus Ocotea. The structure has been established by a study of its mono- and bidimensional NMR spectra and mass spectrometry.