title: Pavietin, a coumarin from Aesculus pavia with antifungal activity.
abstract: A new prenylated coumarin, S-6-[2-(hydroxymethyl)butoxy]-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2 H-chromen-2-one ( 1), named pavietin, has been isolated from the leaves of an Aesculus pavia genotype along with three known flavonol glycosides, quercetin 3- O-alpha-rhamnoside (quercitrin, 2), quercetin 3- O-alpha-arabinoside ( 3), and isorhamnetin 3- O-alpha-arabinoside (distichin, 4). The chemical structure of compound 1 was determined by chemical and spectroscopic methods, inclusive of UV, MS, and 1D and 2D NMR experiments. It showed appreciable antimicrobial properties against several pathogens, displaying a significant antifungal activity toward one of the main fungal parasites of Aesculus species, Guignardia aesculi. The same biological tests performed with a mixture of flavonoids 2- 4 resulted in weak or no activity. Compound 1 was undetectable in Aesculus hippocastanum, a closely related species lacking resistance to fungal pathogens. The possible role of 1 in plant resistance is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Sperimentale per la Floricoltura di Sanremo, Corso Inglesi, 508, 18038 Sanremo, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curir
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galeotti
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dolci
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lanzotti
mesh_terms: D031319:Aesculus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003374:Coumarins; C524990:pavietin