In vitro Trypanocidal Activity of Phenolic Derivatives from Peperomia obtusifolia
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Georg Thieme Verlag Kg
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The trypanocidal activity of crude extracts and fractions from the leaves and stems of Peperomia obtusifolia (Piperaceae) was evaluated in vitro against the epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the most active extracts afforded seven known compounds, including three chromanes, two furofuran lignans and two flavone C-diglycosides. The most active compounds were the chromanes peperobtusin A and 3,4-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2 ''-methyl-2 ''-butenyl)-2-(4'-methyl-1',3'-pentadienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-carboxylic acid, with IC(50) values of 3.1 mu M (almost three times more active than the positive control benznidazole, IC(50) 10.4 mu M) and 27.0 mu M, respectively. Cytotoxicity assays using peritoneal murine macrophages indicated that the chromanes were not toxic at the level of the IC(50) for trypanocidal activity. This is the first report on the trypanocidal activity besides unspecific cytotoxicity of chromanes from Peperomia species. Additionally it represents the first time isolation of 3,4-dihydro5-hydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2 ''-methyl-2 ''-butenyl)-2-(4'-methyl-1',3'-pentadienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-carboxylic acid from P. obtusifolia.
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chromanes, Peperomia obtusifolia, Piperaceae, Trypanosoma cruzi
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Planta Medica. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag Kg, v. 75, n. 6, p. 620-623, 2009.
