title: Demonstration of antifungal and anti-human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase activities of 6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone and antibacterial activity of the pineal indole 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid.
abstract: 6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (6-MBOA), a naturally occurring progonadal compound present in grasses with structural resemblance to melatonin, was tested for antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani and Coprinus comatus. A variety of pineal products was also examined for the sake of comparison, including 5-methoxytryptamine, melatonin, 5-methoxytryptophol, 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid and 5-hydroxytryptophol. The assay for antifungal activity was carried out in Petri plates containing potato dextrose agar. It was found that 6-MBOA most potently inhibited the growth of C. comatus, R. solani and F. oxysporum. When 6-MBOA and pineal indoles were tested for antibacterial activity against the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid was found to be the most potent. 6-MBOA most potently inhibited human immunodeficiency virus-1 reverse transcriptase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001583:Benzoxazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000737:chemistry*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D001583:Benzoxazoles; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; C001736:5-methoxyindoleacetic acid; C031896:6-methoxybenzoxazolinone; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases