ChemInform Abstract: Triterpene Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of the Stems of Reissantia grahamii.

Abstract

Triterpene Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of the Stems of Reissantia grahamii. -New triterpenoid (I), named reissantiadiol, is isolated among known compounds from the stems of reissantia grahamii. The extract of these stems exhibits strong antibacterial activity. -(PATRA*, A.; GHOSH, S.; BANDYOPADHYAY, S. K.; BAG, P. K.; BHOWMIK, P.; SUKUMAR, E.; J. Indian Chem. Soc. 89 (2012) 6, 805-810 ; Dep. Chem., Univ. Coll. Sci., Kolkata 700 009, India; Eng.) -K. Woydowski

Triterpenoids

“…296 Reissantiadiol, from Reisantia grahamii, has been identied as friedelane-2a,3a-diol 647. 297 Other simple friedelane triterpenoids include 30-hydroxyfriedel-1-en-3-one 648 from Salacia hainanensis, 124 649-653 from Celastrus vulcanicola and 654-658 from Maytenus jelskii 298 and glaucalactone 659 from Caloncoba glauca. 61 A review of the pharmacology of celastrol, a norfriedlane derivative, has been published.…”