A new antibacterial compound from Ibicella lutea.
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-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-stearic acid.
Cerdeiras
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Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Química, General Flores 2124-CC 1157, 11200, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Fernández
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Soubes
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M
Vero
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Ferreira
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Moyna
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Olano
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Vázquez
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D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents