Ibicella lutea is a 'quasi-carnivorous' plant that grows wild in Uruguay where it is used in popular medicine as an antiseptic for eye and skin infections. In an earlier screening, it showed a broad antibacterial spectrum. From the chloroform extract of the plant the main antibacterial compound has now been isolated and identified by several MS and NMR methods as a new compound, 11-O-(6'-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-stearic acid.
glycoside, antibacterial, Martyniaceae, Ibicella lutea
NCBI PubMed ID: 11091008Publication DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00339-1Journal NLM ID: 7903310Publisher: Limerick: Elsevier Sequoia
Correspondence: avazquez@bilbo.edu.uy
Institutions: Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Cátedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, NMR-2D, FAB-MS, GC-MS, TLC, acid hydrolysis, GC, extraction, acetylation, reduction, CC, antibacterial assay, derivatization, Gerwig method, evaporation, VLC
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