An overview of antimicrobial properties of different classes of phytochemicals

AK Patra - Dietary phytochemicals and microbes, 2012 - Springer
Plants produce a great diversity of phytochemicals, the beneficial properties of which have
been used by humans for centuries since the advent of human civilization. With the …

Natural and hemi-synthetic pentacyclic triterpenes as antimicrobials and resistance modifying agents against Staphylococcus aureus: a review

L Catteau, L Zhu, F Van Bambeke… - Phytochemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Staphylococcus aureus infections are considered as seriously problematic for human health
and necessitate the development of new medicines and innovative antimicrobial strategies …

Pestalazines and Pestalamides, Bioactive Metabolites from the Plant Pathogenic Fungus Pestalotiopsis theae

G Ding, L Jiang, L Guo, X Chen… - Journal of Natural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Pestalazines A (1) and B (2), two new diketopiperazine heterodimers, and pestalamides A−
C (3− 5), three new amides, have been isolated from cultures of the plant pathogenic fungus …

Chloropupukeananin, the First Chlorinated Pupukeanane Derivative, and Its Precursors from Pestalotiopsis fici

L Liu, S Liu, L Jiang, X Chen, L Guo, Y Che - Organic letters, 2008 - ACS Publications
Chloropupukeananin (1), the first pupukeanane chloride with highly functionalized tricyclo-
[4.3. 1.03, 7]-decane skeleton and its possible biosynthetic precursors iso-A82775C (2) and …

Pestalofones A–E, bioactive cyclohexanone derivatives from the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici

L Liu, S Liu, X Chen, L Guo, Y Che - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Pestalofones A–E (1–5), five new cyclohexanone derivatives, have been isolated from
cultures of the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici, along with the known compounds …

Biological activities of seven medicinal plants used in Chiapas, Mexico

L De La Cruz-Jiménez, MA Hernández-Torres… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seven medicinal plants from Chiapas, Mexico, used by Native Americans were analyzed,
aiming to improve the understanding of their medicinal properties through the evaluation of …

Recent advances in Iridoid chemistry: biosynthesis and chemical synthesis

R Kouda, F Yakushiji - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Iridoids are a large family of monoterpenoids found in traditional medicinal plants and show
significant effects for the human species. In addition to their wide range of biological …

Bioactive Asterric Acid Derivatives from the Antarctic Ascomycete Fungus Geomyces sp.

Y Li, B Sun, S Liu, L Jiang, X Liu… - Journal of natural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Five new asterric acid derivatives, ethyl asterrate (3), n-butyl asterrate (4), and geomycins A−
C (6− 8), have been isolated from cultures of an isolate of the Antarctic ascomycete fungus …

Arundinols A–C and Arundinones A and B from the Plant Endophytic Fungus Microsphaeropsis arundinis

J Luo, X Liu, E Li, L Guo, Y Che - Journal of Natural Products, 2013 - ACS Publications
Three new ent-eudesmane sesquiterpenoids, arundinols A–C (1–3), one isochroman-1-one,
arundinone A (4), and a polyoxygenated benzofuran-3 (2 H)-one dimer, arundinone B (5) …

Pentacyclic triterpene derivatives possessing polyhydroxyl ring A inhibit Gram-positive bacteria growth by regulating metabolism and virulence genes expression

L Huang, H Luo, Q Li, D Wang, J Zhang, X Hao… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The hydroxyl group in ring A of pentacyclic triterpene is essential for antibacterial activity.
Pentacyclic triterpenes bearing three hydroxyl groups in ring A were mainly found in plants …