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Biotechnol Lett. 2006 Jan;28(2):99-105. | Genome-wide analysis of the expression profile of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in response to treatment with the plant isoflavone, wighteone, as a potential antifungal agent.[Pubmed: 16369693] | The limitations of currently available antifungal agents and the rapid emergence of drug-resistant strains necessitate more efficient approaches to screening and developing novel antifungal drugs.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
The antifungal activity of the natural products of a series of plants was evaluated and Wighteone, 5, 7, 4'-trihydroxy-6-(gamma,gamma-dimethylallyl)isoflavone showed excellent anti-yeast activity (MIC against Saccharomyces cerevisiae was 4 microg/ml).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Transcriptome profiling of Wighteone-treated S. cerevisiae indicated that Wighteone is different from commonly used antifungal compounds in its mode of action. | Phytochemistry. 2001 Dec;58(7):1113-20. | Cytotoxic isoflavones from Erythrina indica.[Pubmed: 11730876] | METHODS AND RESULTS:
Bioassay-directed fractionation of the CH(2)Cl(2)-MeOH (1:1) extract of the stem bark of Erythrina indica, has resulted in the isolation of two new isoflavone derivatives named indicanines D and E together with 11 known compounds including: six isoflavones (genistein, Wighteone, alpinumisoflavone, dimethylalpinumisoflavone, 8-prenyl erythrinin C, and erysenegalensein E), one cinnamate (erythrinassinate B), two pentacyclic triterpenes (oleanolic acid and erythrodiol), and two phytosterols (stigmasterol and its 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside).
CONCLUSIONS:
The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by means of spectroscopic analysis. The in vitro cytocidal activity against KB cells of some of the isolated compounds is also reported. |
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