Dr. Mónica Avila-Murillo
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View All Publications10 February 2022 in Pharmacological Research
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EPErika Plazas
Erika PlazasMónica Avila-MurilloDMDiego Muñoz
Diego MuñozLELUIS ENRIQUE
LUIS ENRIQUE1 May 2020 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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EPErika Plazas
Erika PlazasSHStefanie Hagenow
Stefanie Hagenow
Mónica Avila-MurilloHSHolger Stark
Holger StarkLCLuis Enrique Cuca
Luis Enrique Cuca
1 December 2019 in Phytochemistry
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EPErika Plazas
Erika PlazasRCRosana Casoti
Rosana Casoti
Mónica Avila-MurilloFCFernando Da Costa
Fernando Da CostaLELUIS ENRIQUE
LUIS ENRIQUE1 June 2020 in Food Packaging and Shelf Life
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RSRichard J. Solano
Richard J. Solano
CSCesar A. Sierra
Cesar A. Sierra
Mónica Avila-Murillo20 November 2023 in Journal of Chemical Education
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WQWill Jimy Quintero
Will Jimy Quintero
Mónica Avila-MurilloCOCristian Ochoa-Puentes
Cristian Ochoa-Puentes1 January 2014 in Química Nova
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Mónica Avila-MurilloLSLuis Enrique Cuca Suarez
Luis Enrique Cuca Suarez
JSJairo Alonso Cerón Salamanca
Jairo Alonso Cerón Salamanca
The bioassay-guided purification of ethanolic extracts from inflorescences of Piper subtomentosum Trel. & Yunck and aerial part of Piper septuplinervium (Miq. ) C. DC. led to isolation of five flavonoids, uvangoletin (1), galangin (2), chrysin (5), 5-hydroxy-4',7-dimethoxy-flavone (6), pinostrobin (7); one amide, N-p-coumaroil-tyramine (4); one acylglycerol, monopalmitin (3); one derivative of acid, protocatechuic acid (8); and glycosydated sterol, daucosterol (9). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopy and spectrometry data and by comparison with data reported in the literature. The isolated compounds were tested against Spodoptera frugiperda. The results showed galangin and protocatechuic acid to be the most active (LC 50 13.63 and 17.16 ppm, respectively)
About Me
Dr. Mónica Ávila-Murillo is an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where she has been a faculty member since 2009. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and specializes in natural products chemistry, biocontrol, and medicinal chemistry. As a researcher in the Natural Products Research Group (QUIPRONAB), her work focuses on phytochemical and bioprospecting studies, development of plant-derived insecticidal and antifungal agents of natural bioactive compounds. She has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate theses and collaborated on projects aiming to optimize extraction and chromatographic techniques, as well as the biological evaluation of metabolites for agro-industrial and biomedical uses. Her research contributions include publications in international journals and leadership in projects dealing with essential oil composition, bioprospecting, and sustainable valorization of Colombian biodiversity.