AN ANTIBACTERIAL VITAMIN-E DERIVATIVE FROM TOVOMITOPSIS-PSYCHOTRIIFOLIA

Authors
SETZER WN GREEN TJ LAWTON RO BATES RR CALDERA S MORIARITY DM HABER WA
Citation
Wn. Setzer et al., AN ANTIBACTERIAL VITAMIN-E DERIVATIVE FROM TOVOMITOPSIS-PSYCHOTRIIFOLIA, Planta medica, 61(3), 1995, pp. 275-276
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Plant Sciences
Journal title
Planta medica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00320943
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
275 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0943(1995)61:3<275:AAVDFT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The crude ethanol extract from the leaves of Tovomitopsis psychotriifo lia (Clusiaceae) exhibits antibacterial activity against Bacillus cere us, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The biologicall y active agent in the extract has been isolated by chromatographic tec hniques and identified by NMR spectroscopy as trans-delta-tocotrienolo ic acid.