Antimicrobial Activity of Isopteropodine

Rubén García; Cesia Cayunao; Ronny Bocic; Nadine Backhouse; Carla Delporte; Mercedes Zaldivar; Silvia Erazo

doi:10.1515/znc-2005-5-603

Open Access Published by De Gruyter June 2, 2014

Antimicrobial Activity of Isopteropodine

Rubén García , Cesia Cayunao , Ronny Bocic , Nadine Backhouse , Carla Delporte , Mercedes Zaldivar and Silvia Erazo

From the journal Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2005-5-603

Bioassay-directed fractionation for the determination of antimicrobial activity of Uncaria tomentosa, has led to the isolation of isopteropodine (0.3%), a known Uncaria pentacyclic oxindol alkaloid that exhibited antibacterial activity against Gram positive bacteria.

Keywords: Uncaria tomentosa; Isopteropodine; Antibacterial Activity

Received: 2004-10-18

Revised: 2004-11-29

Published Online: 2014-6-2

Published in Print: 2005-6-1

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