title: Two new benzofuranes from Eupatorium aschenbornianum and their antimicrobial activity.
abstract: Through a bioassay-guided fractionation, from the aerial parts of the medicinal plant Eupatorium aschenbornianum were isolated two new benzofurane compounds, 5-acetyl-3beta-angeloyloxy-2beta-(1-hydroxyisopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofurane ( 1) and 5-acetyl-3beta-angeloyloxy-2beta-(1-hydroxyisopropyl)-6-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofurane ( 2) in addition to 4-hydroxy-3,5-diprenylacetophenone, espeletone ( 3), encecalinol ( 4), beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol. The antimicrobial evaluation of these natural products showed that 1 [MIC = 200 microg/mL against T. mentagrophytes and 100 microg/mL against T. rubrum], 2 [MIC = 50 microg/mL towards both] and 3 [MIC = 100 microg/mL against both] were active against dermatophytes, while 4 was active against all of microorganisms assayed [MIC = 12.5 microg/mL ( T. mentagrophytes), 12.5 microg/mL ( T. rubrum), 100 microg/mL ( C. albicans) and 200 microg/mL ( A. niger)].
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Químicas de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. myolanda@buzon.uaem.mx
authors.forename: María Yolanda
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: A Berenice
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Guadarrama
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036602:Eupatorium; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001572:Benzofurans; D010936:Plant Extracts