title: Antibacterial compounds from Carissa lanceolata R.Br.
abstract: The dichloromethane extract of the wood of Carissa lanceolata R.Br. (Apocynaceae) afforded the eudesmanes carissone, dehydrocarissone and carindone. This is the first account of carissone being isolated from the wood of C. lanceolata, and of carindone being isolated from this Carissa species. Dehydrocarissone has not been isolated previously from any Carissa species. The antibacterial activity of these natural products were examined against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. All three compounds showed activity, with dehydrocarissone and carindone having a minimum inhibitory concentration less than 0.5 mg/ml against S. aureus and E. coli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jamie
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bremner
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents