| Title: | Chemical composition of the halophyte plant Stachys maritima Gouan from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast |
| Author(s): | Ivanova A; Nechev J; Tsvetkova I; Stefanov K; Popov S; |
| Address: | "Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14786410802048027 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1478-6427 (Electronic) 1478-6419 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Four groups of metabolites from the halophyte plant Stachys maritima Gouan, family Lamiaceae, were investigated: lipids, sterols, volatiles and polar compounds. Most of the metabolites have been previously reported to possess biological activity. Two of the main substances in the volatile fraction--phenidone and naphthalene, unusual for plants--were products of environmental contamination. This is a typical example of how marine pollutants could transfer and threaten terrestrial organisms via the trophic chain. The n-butanol extract possessed a relatively high antibacterial activity against S. aureus and Candida albicans, but was not active against Escherichia coli" |
| Keywords: | "Bulgaria *Ecosystem Sodium Chloride/chemistry Stachys/*chemistry Water/chemistry Water Pollutants, Chemical;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineIvanova, Albena Nechev, Jordan Tsvetkova, Iva Stefanov, Kamen Popov, Simeon eng England 2009/03/20 Nat Prod Res. 2009; 23(5):448-54. doi: 10.1080/14786410802048027" |
