Constituents of Coriaria ruscifolia fruits

Fitoterapia. 2001 Jun;72(5):555-7. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00327-0.

Abstract

Corianin (1) and ellagic acid 3,3'-dimethylether (2) were obtained from the methanol extract of powdered fruits of Coriaria ruscifolia. Biological screening of both compounds and of the methanol extract revealed slight antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Artemia / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Ellagic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Ellagic Acid / chemistry
  • Ellagic Acid / pharmacology*
  • Fruit
  • Humans
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Rosales*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • ellagic acid 3,3'-dimethylether
  • Ellagic Acid
  • corianin