Hydrolysis of methyl benzoate from Piper arboreum by Naupactus bipes beetle

A new natural product was isolated from Piper arboreum (Piperaceae) leaves, the methyl 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoate (1). The metabolism of P. arboreum leaves by Naupactus bipes beetle (Germar, 1824 - Coleoptera: Curculionidae) led to the hydrolysis of 1 to 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (2). The structures of both compounds were determined based on spectroscopic analysis (¹H and 13C NMR, MS, and IR).

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Main Authors: Ramos,Clécio S., Kato,Massuo J.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2009
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532009000300022
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