Phytogrowth-Inhibitory Compounds from Malmea depressa

Journal of Natural Products
1996.0

Abstract

Fractionation of the CHCl3 extract of the stem bark of Malmea depressa, guided by phytogrowthinhibitory bioassays, led to the isolation of four known phenylpropanoids: 1,2,3,4-tetramethoxy-5-(2-propenyl)benzene (1), 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxycinnamaldehyde (3), trans-isomyristicin (4), and 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxycinnamyl alcohol (5), and a new C6-C1 derivative that was characterized by spectral means as 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxybenzaldehyde (2). Compound 1 exhibited significant phytogrowth-inhibitory activity on seedlings of Amaranthus hypochondriacus (IC50 = 43 µg/ mL) and Echinochloa crusgalli (IC50 = 810 µg/mL) and moderate antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes (MIC 500 µg/mL) and Fusarium oxysporum (MIC = 250 µg/mL).

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