Bioactivity-guided fractionation of a CH2Cl2 extract from leaves of Pi
per hispidum (Piperaceae) yielded a new pyrrolidine amide, ',4'-methyl
enedioxyphenyl)-2(Z),4(Z)-heptadienoyl] pyrrolidine 1, in addition to
two known amides ethylenedioxyphenyl)-2(E)-pentadienoyl]pyrrolidine an
d ioxy-6'-methoxyphenyl)-2(Z)-propenoyl]pyrrolidine. The structure of
compound 1 was elucidated by interpretation of spectral data, includin
g ES-MS. Compound 1 showed antifungal activity against Cladosporium sp
haerospermum.