title: Chemistry and pharmacology of Monimiaceae: a special focus on Siparuna and Mollinedia.
abstract: The chemistry and pharmacology of species of the family Monimiaceae are reviewed, with special attention given to the genera Mollinedia and Siparuna, the two most important and representative in Brazil. The isolation of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and kaempferol derivatives from Siparuna apiosyce is reported, as well as the isolation of aporphines from the fruits of Siparuna arianeae. Cinnamic acid derivatives and a gamma-lactone were isolated from Mollinedia gilgiana and Mollinedia marliae.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Leitão
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Simas
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: de Brito
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Claros
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delle Monache
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001060:Aporphines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001938:Brazil; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids; D006801:Humans; D044949:Kaempferols; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D019770:Lauraceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D011794:Quercetin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001060:Aporphines; D002934:Cinnamates; D005419:Flavonoids; D044949:Kaempferols; D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts; C029010:cinnamic acid; C006552:kaempferol; D011794:Quercetin