title: Biological activities of some Argyranthemum species.
abstract: Seven species of the genus Argyranthemum were studied for antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. Argyranthemum adauctum, A. foeniculaceum and A. frutescens showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative and cytotoxic activity against HeLa and Hep-2 cell lines. Two new acetylenic compounds, frutescinol isovalerate and 3'-demethyl frutescinol isovalerate, were isolated from A. frutescens and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic studies.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Bio-Organica Antonio Gonzalez, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estevez-Reyes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estevez-Braun
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ravelo
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Bazzocchi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moujir
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000633:toxicity*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013045:Species Specificity; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts