title: Antifungal evaluation of pseudolaric acid B, a major constituent of Pseudolarix kaempferi.
abstract: Pseudolaric acid B [1] was isolated and identified as the main antifungal constituent of Pseudolarix kaempferi using bioassay-directed fractionation. Pseudolaric acid B was active against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Torulopsis petrophilum, Microsporum gypseum, and Candida spp., while its methylated or hydrolyzed derivatives were not active against these same organisms. The minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum fungicidal concentrations of pseudolaric acid B [1] against Candida and Torulopsis species were comparable with those of amphotericin B. The in vivo activity of pseudolaric acid B was evaluated in a murine model of disseminated candidiasis. Pseudolaric acid B [1] reduced the number of recovered colony-forming units significantly at different dosages. Infected mice treated intravenously with pseudolaric acid B [1] also had a longer survival time than those treated with vehicle alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University 38677.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hufford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004224:Diterpenes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C058391:pseudolaric acid B