Sesquiterpene lactones from Centaurea thessala and Centaurea attica. Antifungal activity

Phytochemistry. 2000 Dec;55(8):903-8. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(00)00254-5.

Abstract

The aerial parts of Centaurea thessala ssp. drakiensis and C. attica ssp. attica afforded, in addition to several known sesquiterpene lactones, two new eudesmanolides, 4-epi-sonchucarpolide and its 8-(3-hydroxy-4-acetoxy-2-methylene-butanoyloxy) derivative and one new eudesmane derivative, named atticin. The in vitro antifungal activity of most compounds was tested against nine fungal species, using the micro-dilution method. All the compounds tested showed great antifungal activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Aspergillus niger / drug effects
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Lactones
  • Sesquiterpenes