Open AccessConstituents from the bark resin of Schinus molle
Author(s) -
Gonzalo Rodolfo Malca-García,
Lothar Hennig,
Mayar L. Ganoza-Yupanqui,
Alejandro Piña-Iturbe,
Rainer W. Bussmann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista brasileira de farmacognosia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1981-528X
pISSN - 0102-695X
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjp.2016.07.004
Subject(s) - bark (sound) , anacardiaceae , terpene , sesquiterpene , staphylococcus aureus , bacillus subtilis , chemistry , antibacterial activity , traditional medicine , bacteria , botany , biology , stereochemistry , medicine , ecology , genetics
A total of five terpenes was isolated from the bark resin of Schinus molle L., Anacardiaceae, and their structures were determined by spectroscopic techniques. Among these compounds the sesquiterpene hydrocarbon terebinthene showed significant growth inhibitory activity against human colon carcinoma HCT-116 cells. Furthermore, terebinthene and pinicolic acid (5) also showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633