EUGENOL A VALUABLE COMPOUND FOR INVITRO EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND WORTHWHILE FOR FURTHER INVIVO INVESTIGATION

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作者
LAEKEMAN, GM
VANHOOF, L
HAEMERS, A
VANDENBERGHE, DA
HERMAN, AG
VLIETINCK, AJ
机构
[1] Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, B-2610
关键词
chemotherapy; eugenol; platelets;
D O I
10.1002/ptr.2650040304
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 ;
摘要
Eugenol and isoeugenol are responsible for several pharmacological activities exhibited by nutmeg preparations. We studied their antimicrobial and antiaggregation activity in vitro and their influence on platelet function ex vivo. At the same time biogenetically or metabolically related derivatives were tested. Eugenol and isoeugenol (1 mg/mL) showed pronounced antibacterial properties: growth inhibition of 6 out of 10 Gram + and Gram – microorganisms was comparable with neomycin (500 μg/mL). Growth inhibition was even more pronounced for Candida species in comparison with nystatin (5000 U/mL). Eugenol and some of its analogues inhibited growth of Aspergillus and Trichophyton species at concentrations of 100 μg/mL. However, cytotoxicity of the compounds will limit their systemical use. The IC50, of eugenol (3.0 × 10−7 M) and isoeugenol (7.2 × 10−7 M), were comparable with indomethacin (2.2 × 10−7 M) on platelet aggregation. Their free hydroxy group was necessary for pharmacological activity. Ex vivo results revealed a dose‐dependent blocking effect on the thromboxane biosynthesis by rat blood platelets: 66% inhibition by 50 mg/kg to 96% inhibition by 400 mg/kg. Eugenol and acetyleugenol given orally to rabbits had mean biological half‐lives of 95 and 60 min respectively. Eugenol might be an interesting basic structure for drug design. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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