Antiplasmodial benzophenones from the trunk latex of Moronobea coccinea (Clusiaceae)

Phytochemical investigations of Moronobea coccinea (Clusiaceae) led to the isolation of 11 polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol derivatives (3-8, 10-14) along with garcinol, isogarcinol and cycloxanthochymol. In vitro antiplasmodial assays reveal potent antimalarial activity for eight of them.