Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry · 2008 · 14 citations · 1 references
PharmacyMedicinal ChemistryPharmacologyAntimicrobial PharmacologyDrug DiscoveryStructure-activity RelationshipsAntibacterial AgentsAntibacterial PharmacologyMedicinal PlantsStructure-activity Relationship Analysis
Two new pentacyclic triterpenes eleganene-A (1) and eleganene-B (2), along with four known pentacyclic triterpenes betulin (3), ursolic acid (4), erythrodiol (5) and corosolic acid (6) were isolated from the aerial parts of Myricaria elegans. These compounds exhibited significant antibacterial activity. The structure of compounds 1 and 2 were deduced on the basis of their spectral analysis.
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