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Análise comparativa do potencial alelopático do extrato hidroalcoólico e do óleo essencial de folhas de cipó-d'alho (Bignoniaceae)
(2009) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ZOGHBI, Maria das Graças Bichara; CUNHA, Roberto Lisboa
Allelopathy is an important mechanism that affects the stability of agro-eco systems. The identification of this character, in several cases, is accomplished via analysis of the effects of polar crude extracts. The allelopathic activity of the species "cipó-de-alho"(Mansoa standleyi - Bignoniaceae) is characterized in the present work, by comparing the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract and essential oil of the leaves, attempting to establish the need to consider in research of this nature the approach involving non polar extracts. Bioassays of the weed plant 'malicia'' (Mimosa pudica) radicle and hypocotyl germination and growth were carried out in periods of 10 days, using concentrations of 0.5%; 1.0% and 2.0%. The chemical constituents of the essential oil were also identified. The results showed that both the hydroalcoholic extract and the essential oil have the potential to inhibit radicle and hypocotyl germination and growth. The hydroalcoholic extract showed higher potential to inhibit germination, while the essential oil promoted more intense inhibitions on radicle and hypocotyl growth. The effects were positively related with concentration, with maximum and minimum effects being obtained at concentrations of 2.0% and 0.5%, respectively. The sulfur compounds diallyl disulfide (42.15) and diallyl trisulfide (11.25%), alone or in association, are involved with the allelophatic effects caused by the essential oil. In addition, the results point to the need to consider using non polar extracts when evaluating the allelopathic activity of a given plant, especially when there is no information about the production of essential oil by the prospected plant.
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Anti-inflammatory and opioid-like activities in methanol extract of Mikania lindleyana, sucuriju
(2012-02) VANDERLINDE, Frederico Argollo; ROCHA, Fabio Fagundes da; MALVAR, David do Carmo; FERREIRA, Raquel Teixeira; COSTA, Elson Alves; FLORENTINO, Iziara Ferreira; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; LIMA, Thereza Christina Monteiro de
Mikania lindleyana DC., Asteraceae (sucuriju), grows in the Amazon region, where is frequently used to treat pain, inflammatory diseases and scarring. This study was carried out to investigate phytochemical profile accompanied by in vivo antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory screening of n-hexane (HE), dichloromethane (DME) and methanol (ME) extracts obtained from the aerial parts of the plant. The oral administration of ME (0.1, 0.3, 1 g/kg) caused a dose-related reduction (16.2, 42.1 e 70.2%) of acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing while HE and DME (1 g/kg, p.o.) were ineffective. In the hot plate test, ME (300 mg/kg, p.o.) increased the latency of heat stimulus between 30 and 120 min and inhibited the first (45%) and second (60%) phases of nociception in the formalin test. The antinociception induced by ME or positive control fentanyl (150 µg/kg, s.c.) in hot plate and formalin tests was prevented by naloxone (3 mg/kg, s.c.). When submitted to the carrageenan-induced peritonitis test, ME (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 g/kg, p.o.) impaired leukocyte migration into the peritoneal cavity by 46.8, 59.4 and 64.8% respectively, while positive control dexamethasone (2 mg/kg, s.c.), inhibited leukocyte migration by 71.1%. These results indicate that the antinociception obtained after oral administration of methanol extract of M. lindleyana involves anti-inflammatory mechanisms accompanied with opioid-like activity which could explain the use of the specie for pain and inflammatory diseases.
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Antraquinonas e naftoquinonas do caule de um espécime de reflorestamento de Tectona grandi (Verbenaceae)
(2006-09) MOREIRA, Rafael Yasunori Okada; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; TEREZO, Evaristo
The hexane extract of the bark of Tectona grandis (Verbenaceae) afforded two anthraquinones and two naphtoquinones. Their caracterizations were obtained through NMR spectroscopic techniques. This is the first phytochemical study of the bark of Tectona grandis reforestation specimen in Brazil. The main interest in this work is proving the presence of tectoquinone in reforestation specimen.
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Atividade alelopática de substâncias químicas isoladas da Acacia mangium e suas variações em função do PH
(2010) LUZ, Sylmara de Melo; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; VILHENA, Karyme do Socorro de Souza
The aim of this study was to isolate, identify and characterize the allelopathic activity of the substances produced by Acacia mangium and to determine the variations of this activity according to the pH variation of the solution. The allelopathic activity was evaluated in germination bioassays (at 25 oC and under 12-12 h light-dark cycle) and radicle and hypocotyl development (at 25 oC and under 24-24 h light-dark cycle) of the weed species malicia (Mimosa pudica) and mata-pasto (Senna obtusifolia). The influence of the pH (3.0 and 9.0) of the solution in the allelopathic activity of the substances on seed germination of the same species was evaluated. The triterpenoids Lupenone (3 oxolup-20(29)-ene) and Lupeol (3β-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene), obtained from fallen leaves of the donor plant, separately and in pair, showed low allelopathic effects on seed germination and hypocotyl growth, especially on the former, with effects showing values lower than 2%. The effects on radicle growth were higher than the other two, reaching values above 40%, especially inhibition promoted by the substance Lupenone. Separately, each substance showed higher effects than those observed when tested in pair, indicating the existence of antagonism. The pH of the solution influenced the allelopathic activity of the substances; for Lupenone, the effects were more intense at acidic pH, while for Lupeol, best results were observed under alkaline conditions, showing that this is an important factor to be considered in field works.
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Atividade alelopática de substâncias químicas isoladas do Capim-Marandu e suas variações em função do pH
(2008) SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; SANTOS, Josiane Cristina Lucas dos; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; CORRÊA, Marivaldo José Costa; VEIGA, Thiago Andre Moura; FERREIRA, Vivianne Cristinne Marinho Freitas; FERREIRA, Isabel Cristina Serrão; GONÇALVES, Nelson Santos; SILVA, Carlos E. da; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro
This work aimed to isolate, identify and determine the allelopathic activity of the chemical substances produced by Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu and to verify the effects of the pH in the solution on the activity of these compounds. The allelopathic activity was evaluated based on germination bioassays and radicle and hypocotyl growth using the species 'malícia' (Mimosa pudica) and 'mata-pasto' (Senna obtusifolia) as receptors. The effect of pH was analyzed in a range from 3.0 to 9.0. The pentacyclic triterpenes friedelin and epifriefelinol isolated from the shoots of B. brizantha showed a low inhibitory activity against seed germination and radicle and hypocotyl growth of the two receptor plants evaluated. The pentacyclic triterpenes friedelin and epifrifelinol presented differentiated behaviors in relation to the pH variation in the solution, with stronger inhibition activity against the weed 'mata-pasto'.
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Atividade potencialmente alelopática do óleo essencial de Ocimum americanum
(2009) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; BAYMA, Joaquim de Carvalho; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ZOGHBI, Maria das Graças Bichara
Essential oils are known for their several biological activities. The biodiversity of the Amazon region is rich in essential-oil producing plants.The aim of this work was to study the potentially allelopathic activity of the essential oil of Ocimum americanum and to determine its effects on seed germination and growth of two weed species. Solutions of the essential oil were tested at concentrations varying from 100 to 2,000 mg L-1, considering their effects on seed germination (at 25 ºC and a photoperiod of 12 hours) and radicle and hypocotyl growth (at 25 ºC and a photoperiod of 24 hours) of the weeds Mimosa pudica and Senna obtusifolia. Factors related to concentration, specificity of the receiving plants and the parameters analyzed were decisive for the effects obtained. Overall, there was a positive relation between concentration and inhibitory effect. M. pudica tended to be more sensitive to the effects than S. obtusifolia. Seed germination was more affected by the essential oil, followed by radicle elongation and hypocotyl elongation. The observed effects can be attributed to the composition of the essential oil, that includes monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, aliphatic compounds and phenylpropanoids. The compounds limonene, camphor and linalol, found in the essential oil, are known to have allelopathic activity.
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Avaliação do potencial alelopático de substâncias isoladas em sementes de araticum (Annona crassiflora)
(2010-12) INOUE, Miriam Hiroko; SANTANA, Dilerson Goulart; VILHENA, Karyme do Socorro de Souza; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; POSSAMAI, Ana Cássia Silva; SILVA, Luiz Everson da; DALLACORT, Rivanildo
This work aimed to identify substances and the allelopathic potential of steroidal glycosides, isolated from the seeds of Annona crassiflora. Isolation of steroidal glycosides was carried out with the separation of chemical components of ethyl acetate extract in a chromatographic column and identified by 1H NMR. Germination tests with Euphorbia heterophylla and Ipomoea grandifolia were carried out in BOD Germinator at 25ºC and 12 hr photoperiod, monitored for 10 days at concentrations of 0, 20, 40, 80 and 100 mg L-1 of the materials isolated. Using the same concentrations, experimental radicle and hypocotyl development was maintained at 25ºC with 24hr photoperiod for 10 days. After the ethyl acetate extract was submitted to fractioning, the presence of characteristic signs of steroids in the 1H NMR spectrum was verified, providing a mixture of stigmasterol and sitosterol glycoside. The results indicate that the substances stigmasterol and sitosterol did not inhibit germination and germination velocity index (SIG) of E. heterophylla and I. grandifolia. However, both substances affected radicle and hypocotyl development of E. heterophylla.
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Biflavones and triterpenoids isolated from Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl., Ochnaceae
(2009-12) NASCIMENTO, Luís Adriano Santos do; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; RODRIGUES, Silvane Tavares; CARVALHO, Mário Geraldo de
This paper presents the chemical investigation of the leaves and stems of Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl.. There are no chemical or pharmacological studies with this species. Classic phytochemical investigation of the organic extracts together with high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) procedures lead to the identification of seventeen metabolites: seven triterpenes (friedelin, 3β-friedelinol, α-amyrin, β-amyrin, lupeol, germanicol and taraxerol), four steroids (sitosterol, stigmasterol and the glycosides sitosteryl 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and stigmasteryl 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside), one isoflavone (5,7,4’-trimethoxyisoflavone), one flavone (5,4’-dihydroxy-7,3’,5’-trimethoxyflavone) and four biflavones (amenthoflavone, 7,7”- O-dimethylamenthoflavone, heveaflavone and tetramethylamenthoflavone). The structures of the compounds were established by the analysis of 1H, 13C NMR spectra including bidimensional techniques. The classes of the identified metabolites are in agreement with previous studies of the Ouratea genus.
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Bioensaios de atividade alelopática dos esteroides espinasterol, espinasterona e glicopiranosil espinasterol
(2012-12) RIPARDO FILHO, Haroldo da Silva; PACHECO, Luidi Cardoso; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva
Three steroids (spinasterol, spinasterone, and spinasterol glucopyranosyl) were isolated from the stem of the Amazonian plant Moutabea guianensis. Their structures were determined on the basis of NMR analysis and by comparison with spectroscopic data found in the literature. The allelopathic activities of the three substances were evaluated against two common weeds of the Amazon region, Mimosa pudica ('malicia') and Senna obtusifolia ('mata-pasto'). The substance spinasterol glucopyranosyl was the most active in the radicle growth bioassay, inhibiting Senna obtusifolia in 75%; spinasterol inhibited the development of hypocotyl of Senna obtusifolia in 22%, and spinasterone and spinasterol inhibited 10% of the seed germination of the species Mimosa pudica. These results showed that the difference of substitutes at the C-3 position of the steroids can influence allelopathic activity: the glicosyl group at the C-3 position enhanced the inhibition of hypocotyl growth of the species Mimosa pudica, compared to the hydroxilated and carbonylated steroid. This is the first chemical and allelopathic study with Moutabea guianensis.
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Biotransformation of chalcones by the endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavus isolated from Paspalum maritimum trin
(2011-07) CORRÊA, Marivaldo José Costa; NUNES, Fátima Miranda; BITENCOURT, Heriberto Rodrigues; BORGES, Fábio Cardoso; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; MARINHO, Andrey Moacir do Rosário; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; ALVES, Claudio Nahum; BRASIL, Davi do Socorro Barros; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva
The fungus Aspergillus flavus isolated as endophytic of the plant Paspalum maritimum Trin. was evaluated for its potential application in biotransformation reactions. The compounds chalcone (1), 3,4,5-trimethoxychalcone (2) and 2,3,4,4'-tetramethoxychalcone (3) were biotransformed, respectively, in dihydrochalcone (4), 3,4,5-trimethoxydihydrochalcone (5) and 2,3,4,4'-tetramethoxydihydrochalcone (6). The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR techniques, and MS analysis. The dihydrochalcones 5 and 6 are new compounds.
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Chemical constituents of Aspergillus sp EJC08 isolated as endophyte from Bauhinia guianensis and their antimicrobial activity
(2013) PINHEIRO, Eduardo Antonio Abreu; CARVALHO, Josiwander Miranda; SANTOS, Diellem Cristina Paiva dos; FEITOSA, André de Oliveira; MARINHO, Patrícia Santana Barbosa; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; SOUZA, Afonso Duarte Leão de; MARINHO, Andrey Moacir do Rosário
The present work reports the isolation of five compounds from Aspergillus sp EJC08 isolated as endophytic from Bauhinia guianensis, a tipical plant of the Amazon. The compounds ergosterol (1), ergosterol peroxide (2), mevalolactone (3), monomethylsulochrin (4) and trypacidin A (5) were isolated by chromatographic procedures and identified by spectral methods of 1D and 2D NMR and MS. Compounds 3, 4 and 5 were tested against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus and showed good activity.
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Dados espectroscópicos de diterpenos labdânicos: uma análise teórica via RMN e DFT
(2015-06) SOUZA, Fabrine Silva de; SILVA, Silvana de Oliveira; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; ALVES, Claudio Nahum; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; BRASIL, Davi do Socorro Barros
Labdane diterpenes exhibit important bioactivities such as cardiovascular effects in rats as well as effects in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and Alzheimer syndrome. Recently, the labdane diterpenes ent-13-epi-manoil oxide, ribenone and ribenol were isolated from Croton palanostigma. The computational method DFT/B3LYP/cc-pVDZ was used to optimize the structures of these diterpenes and to calculate infrared data. Chemical shifts (δH and δC) of the minimum energy structures (local minimum) were calculated and compared with the experimental data. Comparison of the NMR data by simple linear regression (SLR) showed satisfactory statistical results with a correlation coefficient (R2) and predictive ability (Q2) of over 98%. The predicted NMR data were used to confirm the δH values that have not been published.
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Dihydroflavonols from the leaves of Derris urucu (Leguminosae): structural elucidation and DPPH radical-scavenging activity
(2009) LÔBO, Lívia Trindade; SILVA, Geilson Alcantara da; FERREIRA, Malisson; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; BORGES, Rosivaldo dos Santos; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro
Derris urucu is an Amazonian plant with insecticide and ichthyotoxic properties. Studies with this species show the presence of flavonoids, mainly rotenoids, as well as stilbenes. The ethanol extract of the leaves of Derris urucu (Leguminosae) afforded three new dihydroflavonols named urucuol A (1), B (2) and C (3), and the dihydroflavonol isotirumalin (4). Their structures were elucidated by extensive analysis of 1D and 2D NMR, UV and IR spectra and MS data and comparison with literature data. The isolated compounds (1-4) were evaluated for DPPH• radical scavenging activity and showed a relatively lower antioxidant ability compared to the commercial antioxidant trans-resveratrol.
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Essential oil composition of Croton palanostigma Klotzsch from north Brazil
(2009) BRASIL, Davi do Socorro Barros; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ALVES, Claudio Nahum; ANDRADE, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar; SILVA, Joyce Kelly do Rosário da; MAIA, José Guilherme Soares
The essential oils of leaves, twigs, branches, trunk bark and fruits of Croton palanostigma were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main compounds found in the oil of the leaves were linalool (25.4%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.0%), methyleugenol (17.2%) and β-elemene (6.0%); in the oil of the twigs were α-pinene (41.4%), limonene (29.0%), sabinene (11.5%) and β-pinene (5.7%); in the oil of the branches were methyleugenol (24.1%), (E)-methylisoeugenol (15.3%), α-pinene (11.2%) and (E)-caryophyllene (8.5%); in the oil of the trunk bark were a-pinene (31.6%), methyleugenol (25.6%) and (E)-methylisoeugenol (23.7%); and in the oil of the fruits were linalool (42.7%), methyleugenol (16.3%) and β-elemene (6.4%). Statistical analysis showed that the leaves and fruit, and the branches and trunk bark, have significant similarities between them. In addition, the trunk bark oil has high brine shrimp larvicidal activity (LC50, 3.71 ± 0.01 mg mL-1).
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Evaluation of antinociceptive and antiinflammatory effects of Croton pullei var. glabrior Lanj. (Euphorbiaceae)
(2008-09) ROCHA, Fabio Fagundes da; NEVES, Evandro Manoel Neto; COSTA, Elson Alves; MATOS, Lécia Garcia de; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; CORTES, Wellington da Silva; VANDERLINDE, Frederico Argollo
Croton pullei var. glabrior Lanj. (Euphorbiaceae) is a liana, vastly distributed in the Amazonian Forest. In the folk medicine, several plants of the Croton genus have been used with therapeutic purposes in pathologies that involve painful and inflammatory diseases which justify this work. The aim of this study was to investigate the antinociceptive and antiinflammatory activities of the C. pullei leaves methanol extract (MECP). MECP reduced in a dose-dependent manner the number of acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing (1.2%) in mice, suggesting an antinociceptive activity of the plant. On the other hand, MECP did not significantly modify the reactivity to the thermal stimulation in the hot-plate test and the reactivity to the chemical stimulation in the formalin test first phase, indicating a non-opioid mechanism. MECP reduced the formalin-induced nociception in the second phase, inhibited the croton oil-induced ear edema and reduced the leukocytes migration in the test of the carrageenan-induced peritonitis, indicating an antiinflammatory activity. Although the mechanisms that underlie these plant effects are not completely elucidated, these results appear to support the potential medicinal use of Croton pullei var. glabrior Lanj. against painful and inflammatory diseases.
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Flavonoids from leaves of Derris urucu: assessment of potential effects on seed germination and development of weeds
(2013-09) SILVA, Ewerton Afonso Silva da; LÔBO, Lívia Trindade; SILVA, Geilson Alcantara da; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro
In some previous studies, we described the isolation of nine compounds from leaves of Derris urucu, a species found widely in the Amazon rainforest, identified as five stilbenes and four dihydroflavonols. In this work, three of these dihydroflavonols [urucuol A (1), urucuol B (2) and isotirumalin (3)] were evaluated to identify their potential as allelochemicals, and we are also reporting the isolation and structural determination of a new flavonoid [5,3′-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-(7,6:5″,6″)-2″,2″-dimethylpyranoflavanone (4)]. We investigated the effects of the dihydroflavonols 1-3 on seed germination and radicle and hypocotyl growth of the weed Mimosa pudica, using solutions at 150 mg.L–1. Urucuol B, alone, was the substance with the greatest potential to inhibit seed germination (26%), while isotirumalin showed greater ability to reduce the development of the hypocotyl (25%), but none of the three substances showed the potential to inhibit radicle. When combined in pairs, the substances showed synergism for the development of root and hypocotyl and effects on seed germination that could be attributed to antagonism. When tested separately, the trend has become more intense effects on seed germination, while for the substances tested in pairs, the intensity of the effect was greater on development of weed.
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Isolation, X-ray crystal structure and theoretical calculations of the new compound 8-Eepicordatin and identification of others terpenes and steroids from the bark and leaves of Croton palanostigma Klotzsch
(2010) BRASIL, Davi do Socorro Barros; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ALVES, Claudio Nahum; PERIS, Gabriel; LLUSAR, Rosa; MOLINER, Vicent
Phytochemical studies of the bark and leaves of Croton palanostigma Klotzsch (Euphorbiaceae) led to the isolation of a new clerodane diterpene, 8-epicordatin (2), in addition to 12-oxohardwickiic acid methyl ester (3), aparisthman, cordatin (1), ent-trachyloban-18-oic acid, ent-13-epimanoyl oxide, ent-3-oxo-13-epimanoyl oxide, ent-3β-hydroxy-13-epimanoyl oxide, sitosterol, stigmasterol, stigmastan-3-one, 6β-hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one, 6β-hydroxystigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, stigmast-4-en-3-one, stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, 3-O-acetylaleuritolic acid, 11α-hydroxyurs-12-en-3-one, α-amyrenone, 24-methylenecycloartenone and lupenone. These compounds were isolated using typical phytochemical procedures and the structures were deduced from spectroscopic studies, including 2D NMR experiments. In addition, the crystalline structure of 8-epicordatin (2) was determined by X-ray diffraction. NMR theoretical calculations at the B3PW91/DGDZVP level were used to confirm the assignment of the chemical shifts of the H-7α and H-7β hydrogens of 8-epicordatin.
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Metodologias empregadas em estudos de avaliação da atividade alelopática em condições de laboratório: revisão crítica
(2010) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva
During the last decades, many allelopathy research groups have been formed, worldwide. As part of this trend, Brazil has published a large number of scientific articles in national and international periodicals. Allelopathy, a relatively new science, is in its first stage of development; thus, a proliferation of often not very sound techniques has occurred. The use of such techniques makes it difficult to interpret the results, their biological value and real meaning. Procedures must become more uniform, as the importance of allelopathy increases. Thus, this work has critically revised the bioassay protocols used to characterize the allelopathic properties of crude extracts and pure substances, presenting the strong points and limitations of each procedure, as well.
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Novel anthraquinone derivatives produced by Pestalotiopsis guepinii, an endophytic of the medicinal plant Virola michelii (Myristicaceae)
(2011-05) OLIVEIRA, Marilene Nunes; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; FERREIRA, Isabel Cristina Serrão; LOPES JÚNIOR, Manoel Leão; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; MARINHO, Andrey Moacir do Rosário; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; RODRIGUES FILHO, Edson; OLIVEIRA, Maria da Conceição Ferreira de
A new anthraquinone derivative, named guepinone (1), along with the known substances isosulochrin (2) and chloroisosulochrin (3), were isolated from a rice culture of Pestalotiopsis guepinii, an endophytic fungus of Virola michelii. The compounds were identified by analysis of 1D and 2D NMR and MS spectral data. The antimicrobial activity of these compounds was evaluated and chloroisosulchrin (3) was the most active.
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Potencial alelopático de catequinas de Tachigali myrmecophyla (leguminosae)
(2008) LÔBO, Lívia Trindade; CASTRO, Kelly Christina Ferreira; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; MÜLLER, Adolfo Henrique; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva
Two compounds, (+)-catechin and epicatechin, were isolated from leaves of T. myrmecophyla, using chromatographic techniques. The structural identification was carried out on the basis of 1H and 13C NMR spectral data and comparison with literature data. The compounds (+)-catechin and epicatechin were submitted to germination inhibition and radicle and hypocotyl growth assays. Results showed some significant activities confirming the initial hypothesis about allelopathic properties of that plant.