TY - JOUR
T1 - Antimicrobial alkaloids from Zanthoxylum tetraspermum and caudatum
AU - Nissanka, Ajith P.K.
AU - Karunaratne, Veranja
AU - Bandara, B. M.Ratnayake
AU - Kumar, Vijaya
AU - Nakanishi, Tsutomu
AU - Nishi, Masatoshi
AU - Inada, Akira
AU - Tillekeratne, L. M.V.
AU - Wijesundara, D. S.A.
AU - Gunatilaka, A. A.Leslie
PY - 2001/4/12
Y1 - 2001/4/12
N2 - Two benzophenanthrene alkaloids, 8-acetonyldihydronitidine and 8-acetonyldihydroavicine were isolated from Zanthoxylum tetraspermum stem bark along with liriodenine, sesamin, lichexanthone and (+)-piperitol-γ,γ-dimethylallylether. The-species endemic to Sri Lanka, Z. caudatum, contained sesamin, savinin, liriodenine, decarine and 8-O-desmethyl-N-nornitidine. 8-Acetonyldihydronitidine and 8-acetonyldihydroavicine showed significant antibacterial activity while the former along with liriodenine was strongly antifungal. Savinin exhibited potent spermicidal activity. Both savinin and sesamin exhibited significant insecticidal activity.
AB - Two benzophenanthrene alkaloids, 8-acetonyldihydronitidine and 8-acetonyldihydroavicine were isolated from Zanthoxylum tetraspermum stem bark along with liriodenine, sesamin, lichexanthone and (+)-piperitol-γ,γ-dimethylallylether. The-species endemic to Sri Lanka, Z. caudatum, contained sesamin, savinin, liriodenine, decarine and 8-O-desmethyl-N-nornitidine. 8-Acetonyldihydronitidine and 8-acetonyldihydroavicine showed significant antibacterial activity while the former along with liriodenine was strongly antifungal. Savinin exhibited potent spermicidal activity. Both savinin and sesamin exhibited significant insecticidal activity.
KW - 8-Acetonyldihydroavicine
KW - 8-Acetonyldihydronitidine
KW - Antimicrobial
KW - Benzophenanthrene alkaloids
KW - Insecticidal
KW - Rutaceae
KW - Spermicidal
KW - Z. caudatum
KW - Zanthoxylum tetraspermum
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U2 - 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00402-7
DO - 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00402-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 11324918
AN - SCOPUS:0035849159
SN - 0031-9422
VL - 56
SP - 857
EP - 861
JO - Phytochemistry
JF - Phytochemistry
IS - 8
ER -