title: Asaricin, the main component of Ocotea opifera Mart. essential oil.
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.
authors.affiliation: Catedra de Farmacognosia y Productos Naturales, Facultad de Química, General Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Loayza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leigue
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frizzo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dellacass
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moyna
mesh_terms: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D001838:Bolivia; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019770:Lauraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013696:Temperature; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004148:Dioxolanes; D007306:Insecticides; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes; D011748:Pyrogallol; C005246:myristicin; C016775:alpha-terpineol