• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.176-179
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• 1999

In the bioactivity test of nine sesquiterpene lactons isolated from Hemisteptia lyrata, Chrysanthemum zawadskii and Chrysanthemum boreale, we investigated their antimicrobial activities against ten bacteria and six phytopathogenic fungi. Hemistepsin A and hemistepsin B isolated from H. lyrata and tulipinolide isolated from C. boreale exhibited strong antibacterial activity. In the antifungal test, hemistepsin B, angeloylcumambrin B, tigloylcumambrin B and costunolide showed broad activity. Both antibacterial and antifungal experiments exhibited quite clear specificity against microbial strains.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.591-594
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• 1998

The structural analogues of cumambrin B(1, 2, 3, 4) were isolated from the flower of Chrysnathemum boreale Makino. The structures of compounds were determined by two-dimensional $^{1}H-^{1}H$ COSY and $^{13}C-^{1}H$ COSY spectra with the aid of homonuclear and heteronuclear double resonance experiment. The stereochemistry of compounds has been verified from single crystal X-ray diffraction of cumambrin A(2). the antimicrobial activities of these guaianolides have been studied.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.70-73
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• 1999

Nine sesquiterpene lactones, which were isolated from Hemisteptia lyrata Bunge. Chrysanthemum zawadskii Herbich var. latilobum Kitamura and Chrysanthemum boreale Makino were evaluated for the farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) inhibitor, conducted by the scintillation proximity assay (SPA). The angeloylcumambrin B and tigloylcumambrin B inhibited a recombinant rat FPTase with $IC_{50}$ value of $78\;{\mu}g/ml$ $(225\;{\mu}M)$ and $90\;{\mu}g/ml$ $(260 \;{\mu}M)$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.74-78
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• 1999

Nine sesquiterpene lactones, which were isolated from Hemisteptia lyrata Bunge, Chrysanthemum zawadskii Herbich var. latilobum Kitamura and Chrysanthemum boreale Makino were evaluated for the inhibition upon the nitric oxide release from the Raw cell and for the ACAT (acyl Co A: cholesterol acyltransferase) inhibitory assay. In the nitric oxide release inhibitory experiment, hemistepsin B $(IC_{50}\;=\;0.05\;{\mu}g/ml,\;0.15\;{\mu}M),$ cumambrin B, tulipinolide and costunolide exhibited strong inhibition with $IC_{50}$ values $0.05\;{\mu}g/ml\;(0.15\;{\mu}M),\;0.1\;{\mu}g/ml\;(0.38\;{\mu}M),\;0.2\;{\mu}g/ml\;(0.69\;{\mu}M)$ and $0.2\;{\mu}g/ml(0.86\;{\mu}M),$ respectively. In the ACAT inhibitory assay, angeloylcumambrin B, tigloylcumambrin B, tulipinolide and costunolide exhibited strong inhibition with $IC_{50}$ values $33\;{\mu}g/ml\;(95.4\;{\mu}M),\;22\;{\mu}g/ml\;(63.6\;{\mu}M),\;38\;{\mu}g/ml\;(151\;{\mu}M)$ and $17\;{\mu}g/ml(73.3\;{\mu}M),$ respectively, whereas other compounds did not exhibit significant activity against ACAT above $100\; {\mu}g/ml.$.