Antimicrobial activity of Araucaria cunninghamii Sweet and the chemical constituents of its twigs and leaves

Chen, J; Yang, ML; Zeng, J; Gao, K

HERO ID

4851281

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

HERO ID 4851281
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Antimicrobial activity of Araucaria cunninghamii Sweet and the chemical constituents of its twigs and leaves
Authors Chen, J; Yang, ML; Zeng, J; Gao, K
Journal Phytochemistry Letters
Volume 6
Issue 1
Page Numbers 41-45
Abstract The present study was aimed at the identification of antimicrobial components from Araucaria cunninghamii with an activity-guided purification process. Eight compounds were obtained from the most active n-BuOH fraction and identified as the new compound 4-n-butoxyl-phenylpropanetriol (1), together with seven known compounds (2a8). These compounds were tested for antimicrobial activities against five bacteria and four plant pathogenic fungi. Within the series of compounds tested, compound 2 was the most active, particularly displaying moderate antibacterial activities against Erwinia carotovora and Bacillus subtilis with MICs 7.8 and 15.5 mu g/ml. Moreover, this compound exhibited inhibitory activities against four plant pathogenic fungi: Helminthosporium sativum, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Niveum and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense, with EC50 values of 42.3, 90.0, 62.7 and 100.2 mu g/ml. To our knowledge, this is the first report that the n-BuOH fraction and compound 2 from A. cunninghamii showed inhibitory activity against plant pathogenic fungi.
Doi 10.1016/j.phytol.2012.10.013
Wosid WOS:000314477900010
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