Planta Med. 2002 Jan; 68(1): 66-7.

Methyl psilalate: a new antimicrobial metabolite from Psila boliviensis.

Erazo S, Negrete R, ZaldÃvar M, Backhouse N, Delporte C, Silva I, Belmonte E, LÃ³pez-PÃ©rez JL, San Feliciano A.

Department of Pharmacological and Toxicological Chemistry, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. serazo@uchile.cl

Psila boliviensis (Wedd.) Cabr. yielded a new phenylpropanoid, named methyl psilalate. The structure was established by means of standard spectroscopic techniques. The microbiological evaluation of the compound revealed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.