title: Traditional medicine of Baja California Sur (Mexico). III. Carnosol: a diterpene antibiotic from Lepechinia hastata.
abstract: The medicinal plant Lepechinia hastata, used as a remedy against uterine infections in Baja California Sur (Mexico), was shown to contain carnosol as the main diterpenoid secondary metabolite. Carnosol has potent in vitro antimicrobial activity. Detailed spectroscopical properties of carnosol are presented.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Marina, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Mexico.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dimayuga
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christophersen
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008800:Mexico; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; C068623:carnosol