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  • Title: Antiviral constituents against respiratory viruses from Mikania micrantha.
    Author: But PP, He ZD, Ma SC, Chan YM, Shaw PC, Ye WC, Jiang RW.
    Journal: J Nat Prod; 2009 May 22; 72(5):925-8. PubMed ID: 19267453.
    Abstract:
    Phytochemical investigation of the dried aerial parts of Mikania micrantha led to the isolation of a new sesquiterpene, 3beta-acetoxy-1,10-epoxy-4-germacrene-12,8;15,6-diolide (1), along with six known constituents: 1,10-epoxy-4-germacrene-12,8;15,6-diolide (2), dihydromikanolide (3), potassium mikanin 3-sulfate (4), mikanin (5), alpinetin (6), and ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-ol (7). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, and the molecular structures and stereochemistry of sesquiterpene lactones 1-3 were revealed by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Compound 2 showed moderate activity against respiratory syncytial virus (IC(50) = 37.4 uM) and parainfluenza type 3 virus (IC(50) = 37.4 uM) with a therapeutic index (TI) of 16.0 for both compounds. Compound 4, the main component of M. micrantha, exhibited inhibitory activity against parainfluenza type 3 virus with IC(50) (19.7 uM) and TI (24.0) values comparable to those of ribavirin, serving as a positive control.
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