title: Antiplasmodial compounds from Cochlospermum tinctorium.
abstract: Fractionation of an ethanol extract of roots of Cochlospermum tinctorium afforded five compounds: 3-O-E-p-coumaroylalphitolic acid (1), cochloxanthin (2), dihydrocochloxanthin (3), alphitolic acid (4), and 1-hydroxytetradecan-3-one (5). This is the first example of a 1-hydroxyalkan-3-one obtained from plant material after gentle workup. The antiplasmodial activities of the compounds were determined, and the IC(50) value of 3-O-E-p-coumaroylalphitolic acid was 2.3 microM.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D031212:Bixaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D007659:Ketones