Constituents from Bark Extracts of Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.

• Autor(a) principal: Veiga Jr., V. F.
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Pinto, A. C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Fitos
• Texto Completo: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/41
• topic: Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.; Ácido Betulínico; Ácido ent-Cauneróico; Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.; Betulinic Acid; ent-Kaurenoic Acid.

Bark extracts from the trunk of the trees of the Copaifera L. (Fabaceae-Caesalpinoideae) genus have been used by the population against inflammations and tumors, especially in the North of Brazil. The Copaifera species has been well studied; however, there are no reports on the bark chemical composition. Phytochemical studies with bark extracts from Copaifera langsdorfii Desf. led to the isolation and identification of ent-kaurenoic and betulinic acids as major components from extracts obtained with hexane and ethyl acetate, respectively, together with sesquiterpenes, fatty acids, sterols and other diterpenes e triterpenes. The anti-inflammatory and antitumoral activities of these two acids have been reported in the literature.