title: New antimicrobial pregnane glycosides from the stem of Ecdysanthera rosea.
abstract: Phytochemical investigation on the stem of Ecdysanthera rosea led to the isolation of eight new C-21 pregnane glycoside ecdysosides A-H (1-8), together with one known pregnane glycoside ecdysantheroside A (9). Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic data (MS, IR, 1D and 2D NMR) analysis, as well as comparison with the reported literature data. Antimicrobial activities of all the compounds were evaluated against bacteria and yeasts. Compounds 1, 9, 3 and 5 exhibited moderate antibacterial activities against respective Enterococcus faecalis and Providensia smartii, with MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL. Compound 8 showed significant anti-yeast activity against Cryptococcus neoformans with MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China; Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory of Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Study, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé P.O. Box 812, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Paul-Keilah
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lunga
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xu-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gui-Guang
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: liuyaping@mail.kib.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: xdluo@mail.kib.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xiao-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D029062:Apocynaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D011278:Pregnanes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D006027:Glycosides; D011278:Pregnanes; C574437:pregnane glycoside
keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Apocynaceae; Ecdysanthera rosea; Pregnane glycosides