title: Two auronols from Pseudolarix amabilis.
abstract: Two new auronols, amaronols A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the bark of Pseudolarix amabilis, along with pseudolaric acid B (3), pseudolaric acid C (4), demethoxydeacetoxy-pseudolaric acid B (5), pseudolaric acid B-beta-D-glucoside (6), pseudolaric acid A-beta-D-glucoside (7), and myricetin (8). The structures of amaronols A and B were established by spectral data interpretation as 2,4,6-trihydroxy-2-[(3',4',5'-trihydroxyphenyl) methyl]-3(2H)-benzofuranone and 2,4,6-trihydroxy-2-[(3', 5'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyphenyl) methyl]-3(2H)-benzofuranone, respectively. Antimicrobial testing results of the eight compounds indicated that only pseudolaric acid B was active against Candida albicans (MIC, 3.125 microg/mL; MFC, 6.25 microg/mL), while myricetin was marginally active against Trichophyton mentagrophytes (MIC, 50 microg/mL).
authors.affiliation: National Center for the Development of Natural Products, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA.
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: ElSohly
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nimrod
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D032462:Cycadopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001572:Benzofurans; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010636:Phenols; C120213:amaronol A; C120214:amaronol B