Active principles of Tetradenia riparia. I. Antimicrobial activity of 8(14),15-sandaracopimaradiene-7 alpha,18-diol

J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Sep;17(3):269-75. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(86)90115-7.

Abstract

Tetradenia riparia is one of the most popular medicinal plants in Rwanda. Previously, several new substances have been isolated from the leaves of this plant, including a new diterpene diol, i.e. 8(14),15-sandaracopimaradiene-7 alpha,18-diol. This new diterpene diol exhibits significant antimicrobial activity against several bacteria and fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the substance for microorganisms which were inhibited ranged from 6.25 to 100 micrograms/ml.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Culture Media
  • Diterpenes / analysis
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plants, Medicinal / analysis*
  • Rwanda

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Culture Media
  • Diterpenes
  • 8(14),15-sandaracopimaradiene-7,18-diol