molecules Article ent-Pimarane and ent-Kaurane Diterpenes from Aldama discolor (Asteraceae) and Their Antiprotozoal Activity Mauro S. Nogueira 1,†, Fernando B. Da Costa 2, Reto Brun 3,4, Marcel Kaiser 3,4 and Thomas J. Schmidt 1,* 1 Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry (IPBP), University of Münster, PharmaCampus Corrensstraße 48, Münster D-48149, Germany;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +49-251-83-33378 † This work is part of the doctoral thesis (Mauro Nogueira da Silva, University of Münster, 2016). Academic Editor: Derek J. McPhee Received: 30 August 2016; Accepted: 13 September 2016; Published: 15 September 2016 Abstract: Aldama discolor (syn.Viguiera discolor) is an endemic Asteraceae from the Brazilian “Cerrado”, which has not previously been investigated for its chemical constituents and biological activity. Diterpenes are common secondary metabolites found in Aldama species, some of which have been reported to present potential antiprotozoal and antimicrobial activities. In this study, the known ent-3-a-hydroxy-kaur-16-en-18-ol (1), as well as three new diterpenes, namely, ent-7-oxo-pimara-8,15-diene-18-ol (2), ent-2S,4S-2-19-epoxy-pimara-8(3),15-diene-7b-ol (3) and ent-7-oxo-pimara-8,15-diene-3b-ol (4), were isolated from the dichloromethane extract of A.