Antibacterial compounds from Glycyrrhiza uralensis

J Nat Prod. 2006 Jan;69(1):121-4. doi: 10.1021/np058069d.

Abstract

From the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, two new pterocarpenes, glycyrrhizol A (1) and glycyrrhizol B (2), along with four known isoflavonoids, 5-O-methylglycryol (3), isoglycyrol (4), 6,8-diisoprenyl-5,7,4'-trihydroxyisoflavone (5), and gancaonin G (6), were isolated using a bioassay-guided fractionation method. The structures of the new compounds (1and 2) were elucidated by spectroscopic data interpretation. The known compounds (3-6) were identified by comparison of their spectroscopic data with reported values in the literature. Glycyrrhizol A (1) and 6,8-diisoprenyl-5,7,4'-trihydroxyisoflavone (5) exhibited potent antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 1 and 2 microg/mL, respectively, while glycyrrhizol B (2) and gancaonin G (6) showed more moderate activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Glycyrrhiza uralensis / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Pterocarpans / chemistry
  • Pterocarpans / isolation & purification*
  • Pterocarpans / pharmacology*
  • Streptococcus mutans / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Pterocarpans
  • glycyrrhizol A
  • glycyrrhizol B