Antimicrobial constituents from fruits of Ailanthus altissima SWINGLE

Arch Pharm Res. 2005 Oct;28(10):1147-51. doi: 10.1007/BF02972977.

Abstract

A new naturally occurring sterol, compound 5, and six known stigmasterols were isolated from fruits of Ailanthus altissima Swingle by repeated column chromatography and RP-HPLC. Their structures were identified as, 5alpha-stigmastane-3,6-dione (1), 3beta-hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one (2), stigmast-5-ene-3beta, 7alpha-diol (3), 6alpha-hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one (4), 5alpha-stigmastane-3beta, 6beta-diol (5), stigmast-4-ene-3beta, 6alpha-diol (6), stigmast-5-ene-3beta, 7alpha, 20xi-triol (7) by spectral analysis and comparison with the published data. These compounds have not been reported from genus Ailanthus, whereas compound 7 was identified by NMR for the first time. In addition, the 95% ethanol extract and compounds from the fruits of Ailanthus altissima SWINGLE were assayed for in vitro antimicrobial activity. The extract was potent active against the assayed bacteria while compounds 3 and 7 exhibited moderate activity.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ailanthus / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Sterols / chemistry
  • Sterols / isolation & purification
  • Sterols / pharmacology
  • Stigmasterol / chemistry
  • Stigmasterol / isolation & purification
  • Stigmasterol / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sterols
  • Stigmasterol