HIV integrase inhibitory activity of Agastache rugosa

Arch Pharm Res. 1999 Oct;22(5):520-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02979163.

Abstract

We have been screening anti-HIV integrase compounds from Korean medicinal plants by using an in vitro assay system which is mainly composed of recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 integrase and radiolabeled oligonucleotides. From the above screening, the aqueous methanolic extract of the roots of Agastache rugosa exhibited a significant activity. Bioactivity-guided chromatographic fractionation of the methanolic extract resulted in the isolation of rosmarinic acid. The structure of the compound was determined by spectroscopic data and by the comparison with the reported values. The IC50 of the rosmarinic acid was approximately 10 microg/ml against HIV integrase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cinnamates / isolation & purification
  • Cinnamates / pharmacology*
  • Depsides
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • HIV Integrase / biosynthesis
  • HIV Integrase / metabolism*
  • HIV Integrase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • HIV Integrase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Korea
  • Lamiaceae / chemistry*
  • Medicine, East Asian Traditional
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Rosmarinic Acid
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Cinnamates
  • Depsides
  • HIV Integrase Inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • HIV Integrase