Constituents from Bark Extracts of Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.
Bark extracts from the trunk of the trees of the Copaifera L. (Fabaceae-Caesalpinoideae) genus have been used by the population against inflammations and tumors, especially in the North of Brazil. The Copaifera species has been well studied; however, there are no reports on the bark chemical composi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Fitos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br:article/41 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/41 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Copaifera langsdorfii Desf. Ácido Betulínico Ácido ent-Cauneróico Betulinic Acid ent-Kaurenoic Acid. |
| Sumario: | Bark extracts from the trunk of the trees of the Copaifera L. (Fabaceae-Caesalpinoideae) genus have been used by the population against inflammations and tumors, especially in the North of Brazil. The Copaifera species has been well studied; however, there are no reports on the bark chemical composition. Phytochemical studies with bark extracts from Copaifera langsdorfii Desf. led to the isolation and identification of ent-kaurenoic and betulinic acids as major components from extracts obtained with hexane and ethyl acetate, respectively, together with sesquiterpenes, fatty acids, sterols and other diterpenes e triterpenes. The anti-inflammatory and antitumoral activities of these two acids have been reported in the literature. |
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