title: Chemical composition of the halophyte plant Stachys maritima Gouan from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
abstract: Four groups of metabolites from the halophyte plant Stachys maritima Gouan, family Lamiaceae, were investigated: lipids, sterols, volatiles and polar compounds. Most of the metabolites have been previously reported to possess biological activity. Two of the main substances in the volatile fraction--phenidone and naphthalene, unusual for plants--were products of environmental contamination. This is a typical example of how marine pollutants could transfer and threaten terrestrial organisms via the trophic chain. The n-butanol extract possessed a relatively high antibacterial activity against S. aureus and Candida albicans, but was not active against Escherichia coli.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Albena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nechev
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsvetkova
authors.forename: Kamen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stefanov
authors.forename: Simeon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popov
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria; D017753:Ecosystem; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D031366:Stachys / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D012965:Sodium Chloride