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

Abstract

P hytochemical investigation of the ethanolic extract of the seeds of Rhus coriari a L. ( Anacardiaceae ) afforded three new aromatic compounds identified as 1 - methoxy - 4 - hydroxy - methylene naphthalene ( c oriarianaphthyl ether ) , 7 - methoxy - 5 - methyl benzen - 4 - al - 1 - oic acid ( coriariaoic acid ) and 1 dodecanoxy - 2 , 8 - dihydroxy - anthracene - 15 - oic acid ( c oriaria nt hracen yl ester ) along with known phytoconstituents n - tetracosane, n - pentacosane, a n ise alcohol, p - hydroxy benzyl alcohol, methyl lawsone and 2 - hydroxymethylene naphthaquinone . T he structures of all the isolated compounds have been id entified on the basis of spectral data analys i s and chemical reactions. All the new compounds showed anti fungal activity.