Asaricin, the main component of Ocotea opifera Mart. essential oil

  • Nat Prod Lett. 2001;15(3):163-70. doi: 10.1080/10575630108041276.
D Lorenzo  1 ,  I Loayza ,  L Leigue ,  C Frizzo ,  E Dellacass ,  P Moyna
Affiliations
  • 1. Catedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, General Montevideo, Uruguay.
PMID: 11858548 DOI: 10.1080/10575630108041276
Abstract

Investigation of the volatile fraction from the stem bark of Ocotea opifera Mart. led to the isolation and characterization of asaricin, a phenolic derivative with Antifungal and insecticidal activity, as the main component, which is described for the first time for the genus Ocotea. The structure has been established by a study of its mono- and bidimensional NMR spectra and mass spectrometry.

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