Antibacterial activity of ent-kaurene diterpenoids from Rabdosia rosthornii

  • Phytother Res. 2004 Feb;18(2):180-3. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1421.
Isao Kubo  1 ,  Yunlong Xu ,  Kuniyoshi Shimizu
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3112, USA. [email protected]
PMID: 15022175 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1421
Abstract

Biological activities of ent-kaurene Diterpenoids, rosthornins A-D, isolated from the ether extract of the dried leaves of Rabdosia rosthornii (Diels) Hara (Labiatae) were tested. They exhibited Antibacterial activity specifically against Gram-positive bacteria, among which Propionibacterium acnes was noted to be the most susceptible.

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