Alvarenga N L, Velázquez C A, Gómez R, Canela N J, Bazzocchi I L, Ferro E A
Departamento de Fitoquímica, Dirección de Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, P.O. Box 1.055 Asunción, Paraguay.
J Nat Prod. 1999 May;62(5):750-1. doi: 10.1021/np980359p.
15alpha-Hydroxy-21-keto-pristimerine (1), a new nortriterpene quinone methide was isolated from the root bark of Maytenus catingarum along with other well-known related compounds, including pristimerine (2), tingenone, and 20alpha-hydroxy-tingenone. The structure of 1 was determined by means of 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including homonuclear and heteronuclear correlations. Compound 1 showed antibiotic activity against Gram-positive bacteria.