Antifungal activity of sakurasosaponin from the root extract of Jacquinia flammea

Nat Prod Res. 2011 Jul;25(12):1185-9. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2010.511215.

Abstract

The methanolic crude extract from the roots of Jacquinia flammea showed moderate antifungal activity against dermatophytes and very strong antifungal activity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The bioassay-guided purification of the extract, using a combination of vacuum-liquid chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography, allowed the identification of sakurasosaponin as the main metabolite responsible for the antifungal activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / analysis
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Arthrodermataceae / drug effects
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Colletotrichum / drug effects
  • Methanol
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / analysis
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Primulaceae / chemistry*
  • Saponins / analysis
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins
  • sakurasosaponin
  • Methanol