Abstract
The root bark of Pleiospermium alatum afforded five alkaloids, five coumarins, lupeol and stigmasterol. One of the acridones, 1,5,6-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxy-10-methyl-9-acridone is a new compound while another, 1-hydroxy-2,3,5,6-tetramethoxy-10-methyl-9-acridone, is a new natural product. Chemotaxonomic aspects of the occurrence of acridone and coumarins in Pleiospermium is discussed. Seselin, one of the coumarins encountered displayed significant antifungal activity against Cladosporium cladosporioides.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 297-301 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Phytochemistry |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Pleiospermium alatum
- Rutaceae
- acridone alkaloids
- antifungal activity.
- chemotaxonomy
- coumarins
- lupeol
- stigmasterol
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Science
- Horticulture