title: Nematocidal activity of natural polyphenols from bryophytes and their derivatives.
abstract: The nematocidal in vitro activity of three natural perotetins (phenolic bisbibenzyiethers) and eleven diphenyl ethers used as synthetic precursors has been assayed using two different experimental models, Caenorhabditis elegans and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Nine compounds showed some activity against C. elegans and nine against N. brasiliensis. For the former model, three compounds displayed an activity similar to that of the standards, whereas for N. brasiliensis none of the tested compounds was as active as the standards. From the in vitro results, five compounds (3, 4, 8, 9, 13) could be selected as lead compounds to continue the search for improved activity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gamenara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saldaña
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seoane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000187:drug effects; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D009559:Nippostrongylus / Q000187:drug effects; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D010636:Phenols