title: Antifeedant and antifungal activity of chromene compounds isolated from Blepharispermum subsessile.
abstract: Desmethyl isoencecalin and 5-hydroxy-6-acetyl-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl chromene isolated from Blepharispermum subsessile rhizomes were shown to have antifeedant activity against larvae of Spilarctia obliqua and also antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans (MIC 25-250 microg/ml).
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O.-CIMAP, -226 015, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007915:Lepidoptera; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: C413221:5-hydroxy-6-acetyl-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methylchromene; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001578:Benzopyrans; D007306:Insecticides; C413222:desmethyl isoencecalin