Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12(12), 9389-9403; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129389
Identification of (−)(E)-N-[2(S)-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethyl]ferulamide, a Natural Product Isolated from Croton Pullei: Theoretical and Experimental Analysis
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Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, CP 11101, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
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Faculty of Chemistry Engineering, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
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Received: 31 August 2011 / Revised: 23 November 2011 / Accepted: 5 December 2011 / Published: 15 December 2011
(This article belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry)
Abstract
Ferulic acid (FA) and its derivatives (FADs) are known for a variety of biological activities, such as photo-protective agent, antioxidant, antiatherogenic and antiplasmodial activities. During structural definition of a FAD isolated from Croton pullei, the possibility of a heterologous series made this definition difficult. In this regard, computational simulations were performed using theoretical calculations at DFT level to predict Infrared (IR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data. The IR and NMR 13C and 1H data were compared with the theoretical calculations performed for three structural possibilities of a heterologous series. The theoretical results were compared with the experimental data through linear regression in order to define the most probable structure and showed satisfactory values. View Full-Text
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Silva, S.O.; Peixoto, R.N.; Silva, J.R.A.; Alves, C.N.; Guilhon, G.M.; Santos, L.S.; Brasil, D.S. Identification of (−)(E)-N-[2(S)-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethyl]ferulamide, a Natural Product Isolated from Croton Pullei: Theoretical and Experimental Analysis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 9389-9403.
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