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Sesquiterpenes and Monoterpenes from the Leaves and Stems of Illicium simonsii and Their Antibacterial Activity

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Two undescribed ether derivatives of sesquiterpenes, 1-ethoxycaryolane-1, 9β-diol (1) and 2-ethoxyclovane-2β, 9α-diol (3), and one new monoterpene glycoside, p-menthane-1α,2α,8-triol-4-O-β-D-glucoside (5), were obtained, together with eight known compounds from the stems… Click to show full abstract

Two undescribed ether derivatives of sesquiterpenes, 1-ethoxycaryolane-1, 9β-diol (1) and 2-ethoxyclovane-2β, 9α-diol (3), and one new monoterpene glycoside, p-menthane-1α,2α,8-triol-4-O-β-D-glucoside (5), were obtained, together with eight known compounds from the stems and leaves of I. simonsii. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1–11 were evaluated for their potency against Staphylococcus aureus and clinical methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Among them, compound 3 was weakly active against S. aureus (MIC = 128 μg/mL), and compounds 6 and 7 exhibited good antibacterial activity against S. aureus and MRSA (MICs = 2–8 µg/mL). A primary mechanism study revealed that compounds 6 and 7 could kill bacteria by destroying bacterial cell membranes. Moreover, compounds 6 and 7 were not susceptible to drug resistance development.

Keywords: antibacterial activity; monoterpenes leaves; activity; leaves stems; stems illicium; sesquiterpenes monoterpenes

Journal Title: Molecules
Year Published: 2022

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