Biologically Active Compounds Derived from Cyclopentenyl Fatty Acids

Abstract

Shrubs and trees of the plant family Flacourtiaceae occur in India, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Brazil, and Hawaii. These plants are largely underexploited. Their seed oils are inedible but due to their constituent cyclopentenyl fatty acids they constitute valuable raw materials for the preparation of a variety of biologically active compounds, such as antimicrobial agents and pheromones.