title: Antibacterial constituents from Stemona sessilifolia.
abstract: Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of eight compounds from Stemona sessilifolia. Of the eight isolates, three new bibenzyls, stilbostemins M-O (1-3), and a new tocopherol, 6-methoxy-3,4-dehydro-delta-tocopherol (4) were revealed together with four known compounds 3,5-dihydroxy-2'-methoxy bibenzyl (5), 3,5-dihydroxy bibenzyl (6), beta-tocopherol (7), and gamma-tocopherol (8). Compounds 5, 6, and 8 exhibited strong antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis.
authors: College of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai-Lun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors: Tong
authors: T
authors: Zhang
authors: Ya-Zhong
authors: YZ
authors: Zhang
authors: Jian-Sheng
authors: JS
authors: Tao
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D041901:Stemonaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents