Antifungal amides from Piper scutifolium and Piper hoffmanseggianum

J Nat Prod. 2007 Dec;70(12):2036-9. doi: 10.1021/np070347g. Epub 2007 Nov 22.

Abstract

Chromatographic fractionation of a dichloromethane extract from the leaves of Piper scutifolium yielded two new isobutyl amides, scutifoliamide A ( 1) and scutifoliamide B ( 2), together with the known compounds piperolactam C ( 3), piperovatine ( 4), piperlonguminine ( 5), corcovadine ( 6), isopiperlonguminine ( 7), and isocorcovadine ( 8). From the dichloromethane extract from the leaves of P. hoffmannseggianum two new isobutyl amides, hoffmannseggiamide A ( 9) and hoffmannseggiamide B ( 10), were obtained together with the known compounds isopiperlonguminine ( 7) and isocorcovadine ( 8), sitosterol, and stigmasterol. The structures of the new compounds were established on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis. The inhibitory activity of compounds 1-10 against the growth of the fungi Cladosporium sphaerospermum and C. cladosporioides was determined by bioautography.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry
  • Amides / isolation & purification*
  • Amides / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Benzodioxoles / chemistry
  • Benzodioxoles / isolation & purification*
  • Benzodioxoles / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Cladosporium / drug effects*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Piper / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amides
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Benzodioxoles
  • scutifoliamide A
  • scutifoliamide B