title: Metabolites from endophytes of the medicinal plant Erythrina crista-galli.
abstract: Erythrina crista-galli (Fabaceae) is used in Argentinean ethnopharmacology as anti-inflammatory medication, narcotic, desinfectant, and for the treatment of wounds. The common name of the tree is "ceibo" or coral tree. The dominating endophytes in E. crista-galli all belong to the genus Phomopsis as identified by microscopic features and the analysis of their ITS sequences. To investigate a possible contribution of Phomopsis spp. to the metabolites found in the plant, twelve different isolates were cultivated in different media. Besides several new metabolites a number of known compounds were detected: mellein, nectriapyrone, 4-hydroxymellein, scytalone, tyrosol, clavatol, mevinic acid, and mevalonolactone.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biotechnologie und Wirkstoff-Forschung, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorzalczany
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: Olov
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sterner
authors.forename: Timm
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anke
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004895:Erythrina / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000378:metabolism*; D020037:Sordariales / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers