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Anti-staphylococcal acylphloroglucinols from Hypericum beanii.

Shiu WK, Gibbons S

Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK.

As part of an ongoing project to investigate the anti-staphylococcal properties of the Hypericum genus, an acylphloroglucinol, 1,5-dihydroxy-2-(2'-methylpropionyl)-3-methoxy-6-methylbenzene (1), was isolated from the dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts of H. beanii (Guttiferae), together with a minor related acylphloroglucinol 1,5-dihydroxy-2-(2'-methylbutanoyl)-3-methoxy-6-methylbenzene (2) as a mixture in a 5:2 ratio. The known compounds 1,7-dihydroxyxanthone (3), stigmasterol, catechin and shikimic acid were also isolated from this plant. The structures of the compounds were characterized by extensive 1- and 2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values the acylphloroglucinol mixture and (3) against a panel of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus ranged from 16-32 microg/ml to 128-256 microg/ml, respectively.

Published 13 November 2006 in Phytochemistry, 67(23): 2568-72.
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