Metabolites from endophytes of the medicinal plant Erythrina crista-galli

Summary, in English

Erythrina crista-galli (Fabaceae) is used in Argentinean ethnopharmacology as anti-inflammatory medication, narcotic, desinfectant, and for the treatment of wounds. The common name of the tree is "ceibo" or coral tree. The dominating endophytes in E. crista-galli all belong to the genus Phomopsis as identified by microscopic features and the analysis of their ITS sequences. To investigate a possible contribution of Phomopsis spp. to the metabolites found in the plant, twelve different isolates were cultivated in different media. Besides several new metabolites a number of known compounds were detected: mellein, nectriapyrone, 4-hydroxymellein, scytalone, tyrosol, clavatol, mevinic acid, and mevalonolactone.

• Författare: D Weber; S Gorzalczany; V Martino; C Acevedo; Olov Sterner; T Anke
• Avdelning/ar: Centrum för analys och syntes
• Publiceringsår: 2005
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 467-477
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung. Section C: A Journal of Biosciences
• Volym: 60c
• Issue: 5-6
• Länkar: http://www.znaturforsch.com/ac/v60c/c60c.htm#No5; http://www.znaturforsch.com/ac/v60c/60c0467.pdf
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung
• Ämne: Organic Chemistry
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0939-5075