Antibacterial compounds from the roots of cratoxylum formosum spp. pruniflorum

• Main Authors: Raksat,A., Laphookhieo,S., Cheenpracha,S., Ritthiwigrom,T., Maneerat,W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Natural Product Communications 2015
• Subjects: Plant Science; Drug Discovery; Pharmacology; Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84911014913&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38802
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Phytochemical investigation of the roots of Cratoxylum formosum spp. pruniflorum led to the isolation and identification of a new xanthone, namely cratopruniforone (1), together with 13 known compounds (2-14). Some of these more abundant compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activities.