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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Two new isopimaranes, 19-methylmalonyloxy-ent-isopimara-8(9),15-diene (5) and 19-malonyloxy-ent-isopimara-8(9),15-diene (6), were isolated using bioassay-guided fractionation of the CH(2)Cl(2)-MeOH (1:1) extract of the aerial part of Calceolaria pinifolia along with eight other diterpenes (1-4, 7-10) and two triterpenes (11, 12). All compounds were assayed against Staphylococcus aureus (SA), methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Bacillus subtilis (BS), and Escherichia coli (EC). 4-Epi-dehydroabietinol (2) and ent-isopimara-9(11),15-diene-19-ol (8) were found to be active against MRSA with MIC values of 8 and 2 microgram/mL, respectively. Mechanistic studies of 8 in BS suggested rapid and nonspecific inhibition of uptake and incorporation of radiolabeled precursors into DNA, RNA, and protein consistent with membrane-damaging effects in bacteria. Compound 8 did not afford protection against an acute infection with SA in mice.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0163-3864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
242-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibacterial diterpenes from Calceolaria pinifolia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Division of Medicinal Products, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0207, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't