Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1995; 61(3): 275-276DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958072 Letter © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York 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 Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article 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. PDF (184 kb)
