Planta Med 1995; 61(4): 362-364
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958102
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An Antifungal Naphthoquinone, Xanthones and Secoiridoids from Swertia calycina

Sylvian Rodriguez1 , Jean-Luc Wolfender1 , Etienne Hakizamungu2 , Kurt Hostettmann1
  • 1Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Université de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 2Curphametra, Institut de Recherches Scientifiques et Technologiques, B.P 227, Butare, Rwanda
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1994

1994

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04. Januar 2007 (online)

Abstract

A chemical and biological screening of 25 species of the Gentianaceae family has been undertaken. Both methanolic and dichloromethane extracts of Swertia calycina exhibited a strong antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum and Candida albicans. The compound responsible for this activity has been isolated and identified as 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone. It is the first naphthoquinone to be described in Gentianaceae species. LC-UV and LC-TSP-MS analysis of the crude extracts of Swertia calycina also allowed on-line identification of six known xanthones and secoiridoids.