| Literature DB >> 9747541 |
N H Fischer1, T Lu, C L Cantrell, J Castañeda-Acosta, L Quijano, S G Franzblau.
Abstract
The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. avium of parthenolide, costunolide, 1 (10)-epoxycostunolide and other germacranolide-type sesquiterpene lactones and derivatives were determined by use of a radiorespirometric bioassay. Structure-activity relationship studies with natural and semisynthetic sesquiterpene lactones suggested that the alpha-methylene-gamma-lactone moiety is an essential, but not sufficient, structural requirement for significant in vitro activity against M. tuberculosis and M. avium.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9747541 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00253-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phytochemistry ISSN: 0031-9422 Impact factor: 4.072