NEW ANTIFUNGAL AROMATIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE SEEDS OF RHUS CORIARIA L.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the ethanolic extract of the seeds of Rhus coriaria L. (Anacardiaceae) afforded three new aromatic compounds identified as 1-methoxy-4-hydroxy-methylene naphthalene (coriarianaphthyl ether), 7-methoxy-5-methyl benzen-4-al-1-oic acid (coriariaoic acid) and 1- dodecanoxy-2,8-dihydroxy-anthracene-15-oic acid (coriarianthracenyl ester) along with known phytoconstituents n-tetracosane, n-pentacosane, anise alcohol, p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, methyl lawsone and 2-hydroxymethylene naphthaquinone. The structures of all the isolated compounds have been identified on the basis of spectral data analysis and chemical reactions. All the new compounds showed antifungal activity.