Planta Med 1998; 64(7): 667-669
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957548
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Flavonoids and Lignans from Virola surinamensis Twigs and their in vitro Activity against Trypanosoma cruzi

Norberto Peporine Lopes1 , 2 , Patrícia Chicaro1 , Massuo Jorge Kato1 , Sergio Albuquerque2 , Massayoshi Yoshida1 , 3
  • 1Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
  • 2Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
  • 3Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara-SP, Brazil
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1997

1998

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04. Januar 2007 (online)

Abstract

Dichloromethane extracts from twigs of Virola surinamensis (Myristicaceae) showed in vitro trypanosomicidal activity against trypomastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi. The extract, fractionated by preparative circular chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography yielded two steroids, two lignans, five flavonoids, and one polyketide. Among the isolated compounds, the lignans presented the highest trypanosomicidal activity.