title: Trypanocidal and antifungal activities of p-hydroxyacetophenone derivatives from Calea uniflora (Heliantheae, Asteraceae).
abstract: The dichloromethane extract of underground parts of Calea uniflora (Heliantheae, Asteraceae) exhibited trypanocidal and antifungal activities. Four p-hydroxyacetophenone derivatives were isolated as the main compounds: 2-senecioyl-4-(hydroxyethyl)-phenol (1), 2-senecioyl-4-(angeloyloxy-ethyl)-phenol (2), and two new derivatives, 2-senecioyl-4-(methoxyethyl)-phenol (3) and 2-senecioyl-4-(pentadecanoyloxyethyl)-phenol (4). 1 and 4 were active towards Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes, reducing their number by 70 and 71% at 500 microg x mL(-1), whereas 2 and 3 were inactive. All the compounds tested showed antifungal activity with minimal inhibitory concentration values between 500 and 1000 microg x mL(-1) against pathogenic Candida spp. and dermatophytes. The isolation, structure elucidation, NMR spectral assignments and bioactivity results of these compounds are reported.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida do Café s/n, 14040-903, Ribeiráo Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréa Mendes
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
authors.forename: Marcos José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: Regina Celia
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Candido
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Albuquerque
authors.forename: Dionéia C R
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000187:drug effects; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C031335:4-hydroxyacetophenone