Guaianolides from Centaurea nicolai: Antifungal activity
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1999
Authors
Vajs, VlatkaTodorović, Nina

Ristić, M
Tešević, Vele

Todorović, B
Janaćković, P
Marin, Petar D.

Milosavljević, Slobodan

Article (Published version)

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A new guaianolide, 3-deacetyl-9-O-acetylsalograviolide A, along with four known closely related lactones, salograviolide A, 9-O- acetylsalograviolide A, kandavanolide and salograviolide B were detected in the aerial parts of the flowering plant Centaurea nicolai. Antifungal tests performed on salograviolide A and its 9-O-acetyl and 3-O-deacetyl-9-O-acetyl derivatives revealed inhibitory activity against Aspergillus niger, A. ochraceus, Penicillium ochrochloron, Cladosporium cladosporoides, Fusarium tricinctum and Phomopsis helianthi. Neither of them was active against Trichoderma viride.
Keywords:
Asteraceae / Sesquiterpene lactones / Guaianolides / Antifungal activitySource:
Phytochemistry, 1999, 52, 3, 383-386Publisher:
- Elsevier Ltd
Projects:
- Ministry for Science and Technology, Republic of Serbia
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00207-1
ISSN: 0031-9422