Chemical investigation of the methanol crude extract dried flower buds Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae) resulted in isolation seven known compounds; oleanolic acid (1), lignoceric (2), β-sitosterol (3), heneicosanoic (4), 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylchromone (5), 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,8-dimethylchromone (6) and vanillin (7). Their structures were elucidated using one-dimensional NMR spectroscopy...

Myrcia tomentosa, popularly known as “guava-brava”, belongs to the Myrtaceae family, widely used in folk medicine treat various diseases. There already are studies proving effectiveness of several its components. However, there few specific articles on biological potential M. tomentosa compounds. The aim this study was evaluate antineoplastic activity from tomentosa. For these, we performed sil...