[Antibacterial constituents against Helicobacter pylori of Brazilian medicinal plant, Pariparoba]

Yakugaku Zasshi. 2002 Apr;122(4):291-4. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.122.291.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Four known compounds have been isolated from the aerial parts of the Brazilian medicinal plant Pariparoba (Pothomorphe umbellata). They were an alkaloid, a flavone, a dihydrocalcone, and a steroid. The chemical structures were established to be N-benzoylmescaline, wogonin, uvangoletin, and beta-sitosterol glucoside using spectral methods. Among these compounds, the main component N-benzoylmescaline showed significant antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Helicobacter pylori / drug effects
  • Mescaline / analogs & derivatives
  • Mescaline / chemistry
  • Mescaline / isolation & purification*
  • Mescaline / pharmacology
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • N-benzoylmescaline
  • Mescaline