An Antibacterial Vitamin E Derivative from Tovomitopsis psychotriifolia

William N. Setzer; Todd J. Green; Robert O. Lawton; Debra M. Moriarity; Robert B. Bates; Sriyani Caldera; William A. Haber

doi:10.1055/s-2006-958072

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Planta Med 1995; 61(3): 275-276
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958072

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An Antibacterial Vitamin E Derivative from Tovomitopsis psychotriifolia

William N. Setzer¹ , Todd J. Green¹ , Robert O. Lawton² , Debra M. Moriarity² , Robert B. Bates³ , Sriyani Caldera³ , William A. Haber⁴

¹Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, U.S.A.
²Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, U.S.A.
³Department of Chemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, U.S.A.
⁴Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, U.S.A.; and Apdo. 10165-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica

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Abstract

The crude ethanol extract from the leaves of Tovomitopsis psychotriifolia (Clusiaceae) exhibits antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The biologically active agent in the extract has been isolated by chromatographic techniques and identified by NMR spectroscopy as trans-δ-tocotrienoloic acid.