Comparison of the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of twenty unsaturated sesquiterpene dialdehydes from plants and mushrooms.
Twenty unsaturated sesquiterpene dialdehydes were tested for antimicrobial, algaecidal, cytotoxic, and mutagenic activity. In addition to the known antifungal activity, polygodial (1) also exhibited antibacterial and cytotoxic activity; epipolygodial (2) was slightly less active. The most active compounds were: isovelleral (7), isoisovelleral (8), velleral (20), and methylmarasmate (6). With the exception of velleral (20), they also exhibited mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome assay. Derivatization to less polar compounds usually increased the antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects and reduced mutagenicity, while the introduction of hydroxyl groups had the reverse effect.
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Department of Biotechnology, University of Kaiserslautern, Federal Republic of Germany.
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D000447:Aldehydes; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000032:analysis*; D002708:Chlorella / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D051379:Mice; D009153:Mutagens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000447:Aldehydes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D009153:Mutagens; D012717:Sesquiterpenes