Chemical composition of the halophyte plant Stachys maritima Gouan from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
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.
Ivanova
Albena
A
Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nechev
Jordan
J
Tsvetkova
Iva
I
Stefanov
Kamen
K
Popov
Simeon
S
D002031:Bulgaria; D017753:Ecosystem; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D031366:Stachys / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D012965:Sodium Chloride