title: Eremophilane-type sesquiterpene derivatives from Senecio aegyptius var. discoideus.
abstract: Investigation of a CH(2)Cl(2) extract of the aerial parts of Senecio aegyptius var. discoideus afforded nine eremophilane compounds, of which six are new (1-6), namely, 1beta-hydroxy-8alphaH-eremophil-7(11),9-dien-8beta,12-olide (1), 1beta,8alpha-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11),9-dien-8beta,12-olide (2), 1beta-hydroxy-8alpha-methoxyeremophil-7(11),9-dien-8beta,12-olide (3), 1-oxo-8alpha-methoxy-10alphaH-eremophil-7(11)-en-8beta,12-lactam (4), 1beta,10beta-epoxy-8alpha-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-8beta,12-olide (5), and 1beta,10beta-epoxy-8alpha-methoxyeremophil-7(11)-en-8beta,12-olide (6). The structures of 1-6 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and by comparison with literature data. The antibacterial activity of the isolated compounds was tested against Bacillus cereus and a Serratia sp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aswan-Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Aswan, Egypt.
authors.forename: Abou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Hamd H Mohamed
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004534:Egypt; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012674:Senecio / Q000737:chemistry*; D012705:Serratia / Q000187:drug effects*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012717:Sesquiterpenes