Abstract
From the aerial parts of Decatropis bicolor, heraclenin
(1), seselin (2), psoralen (3), imperatorin (4), skimmianine
(5), and heraclenol (6), were
isolated. This is the first time that coumarin-like compounds are isolated
from Decatropis genus. The anti-inflammatory properties
of compounds 1 - 6 were examined
against the ear edema in mice produced by TPA. The results suggest that the
anti-inflammatory activity of each compound depends of its individual substitution
on the aromatic ring rather than the coumarin skeleton itself.
