title: An antibacterial thiophene from Balsamorhiza sagittata.
abstract: Balsamorhiza sagittata, a species of ethnopharmacological interest in British Columbia, is reported to have antibacterial and antifungal properties. An antibacterial compound isolated from this species was identified as 7,10-epithio-7,9-tridecadiene-3,5,11-triyne-1,2-diol based on the HMQC and HMBC experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Towers
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013876:Thiophenes