Antimicrobial constituents of Foeniculum vulgare.
A phenyl propanoid derivative, dillapional(1) was found to be a antimicrobial principle of the stems of Foeniculum vulgare (Umbelliferae) with MIC values of 125, 250 and 125/ against Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger and Cladosporium cladosporioides, respectively. A coumarin derivative, scopoletin(2) was also isolated as marginally antimicrobial agent along with inactive compounds, dillapiol(3), bergapten(4), imperatorin(5) and psolaren(6) from this plant. The isolates 1-6 were not active against the Escherichia coli.
Kwon
Yong Soo
YS
College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Choi
Won Gyu
WG
Kim
Won Jun
WJ
Kim
Woo Kyung
WK
Kim
Myong Jo
MJ
Kang
Won Hee
WH
Kim
Chang Min
CM
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D030001:Foeniculum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts