Antileishmanial polyphenols from Garcinia vieillardii

Fitoterapia. 2008 Jan;79(1):42-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.07.005. Epub 2007 Aug 9.

Abstract

Seven xanthones, the new vieillardiixanthones B and C (1) and (7), pancixanthones A (2), B (3), 1,6-dihydroxyxanthone (6), pyranojacareubin and 5,6-O-dimethyl-2-deprenylrheediaxanthone together with two benzophenones, clusiachromene (4) and 3-geranyl-2,4,6-trihydroxybenzophenone (5) were isolated from the stem bark of the neocaledonian Garcinia vieillardii. 2, 5 and 6 showed a significant antileishmanial activity against the promastigote forms of Leishmania mexicana and L. infantum and against the amastigote forms of L. infantum.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / chemistry
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Garcinia / chemistry*
  • Leishmania / drug effects*
  • Plant Bark
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Stems
  • Xanthones / chemistry
  • Xanthones / isolation & purification
  • Xanthones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Xanthones
  • vieillardiixanthone B
  • vieillardiixanthone C