Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Constituents from the Fruit of L. Benth (Fabaceae).

Twenty-two compounds were isolated from the fruit of including one unprecedented, rare amino acid-derived zwitterionic and one new flavone derivative. The isolation was performed on repeated column chromatography over silica gel and their structures were determined by 1D-, 2D-NMR and HR-ESI-MS spectra together with reported data in the literature. The chemophenetic significance is also discussed. Some isolated compounds were reported for the first time to be found in the species. Additionally, compound showed antibacterial activity and compounds and revealed moderate cytotoxic activity against the Raw 264.7 cancer cell line with IC values of 37.19 µM and 29.36 µM, respectively. Furthermore, a proposed biosynthetic pathway of compound is described.