Aromatic compounds from three Brazilian Lauraceae species

Abstract

Phytochemical investigations on three Brazilian Lauraceae species from the Cerrado region of São Paulo State, Ocotea corymbosa (Meins) Mez., O. elegans Mez. and Persea pyrifolia Nees & Mart. ex Nees resulted in the isolation of favonoids, an ester of the 4-O-E-caffeoylquinic acid, an aromatic sesquiterpene besides furofuran lignans. This is the frst chemical study on the leaves of Ocotea elegans and O. corymbosa as well as the frst report of non-volatile compounds from Persea pyrifolia.