Antifungal activity of Agapanthus africanus extractives

被引:29
作者
Singh, D. N. [1 ,2 ]
Verma, N. [1 ]
Raghuwanshi, S. [3 ]
Shukla, P. K. [3 ]
Kulshreshtha, D. K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh Univ, KS Saket PG Coll, Faizabad 224001, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] Cent Drug Res Inst, Proc & Med Chem Div, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
[3] Cent Drug Res Inst, Fermentat Technol Div, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
Agapanthus africanus; spirostan saponin; antifungal activity;
D O I
10.1016/j.fitote.2007.12.004
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 ;
摘要
The ethanolic extract of the rhizomes of Agapanthus africanus showed antifungal activity. In bioassay guided fractionation, n-butanol fraction exhibited significant activity against human pathogens. A saponin, (25R)-spirost-7-en-2 alpha,3 beta,5 alpha-triol-3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1 -> 2)-[beta-D-galactopyranosyl (1 -> 3)] beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), responsible for the antifungal activity and having MIC value of 15.6 mu g/ml against Trychophyton mentagrophytes and Sporothrix schenekii, was isolated and identified as active constituent of the plant. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:298 / 300
页数:3
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