A new antibacterial compound from Ibicella lutea

Authors
Cerdeiras, MP Fernandez, J Soubes, M Vero, S Ferreira, F Moyna, P Olano, I Vazquez, A
Citation
Mp. Cerdeiras et al., A new antibacterial compound from Ibicella lutea, J ETHNOPHAR, 73(3), 2000, pp. 521-525
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN journal
03788741 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
521 - 525
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-8741(200012)73:3<521:ANACFI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Ibicella lutea is a 'quasi-carnivorous' plant that grows wild in Uruguay wh ere it is used in popular medicine as an antiseptic for eye and skin infect ions. In an earlier screening, it showed a broad antibacterial spectrum. Fr om the chloroform extract of the plant the main antibacterial compound has now been isolated and identified by several MS and NMR methods as a new com pound, 11-O-(6'-O-acetyl-beta -D-glucopyranosyl)-stearic acid. (C) 2000 Els evier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.