Molecules 2010, 15(11), 8469-8477; doi:10.3390/molecules15118469
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Antiseptic Activity and Phenolic Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia

Tie-Jun Ling † email, Wei-Wei Ling † , Yuan-Jun Chen, Xiao-Chun Wan, Tao Xia, Xian-Feng Du and Zheng-Zhu Zhang* email
Key Laboratory of Tea Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Agriculture, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei 230036, China † These authors contributed equally to the paper.
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Received: 15 October 2010; in revised form: 11 November 2010 / Accepted: 15 November 2010 / Published: 18 November 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phenolics and Polyphenolics)
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Abstract: Four phenolics, salviaplebeiaside (1), γ-tocopherol (2), chrysosplenol-D (4), and isovitexin (5), along with α-tocoquinone (3) and β-sitosterol (6) were isolated from the aerial parts of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia. The isolation was performed using bio-assay tracking experiments. The structures of compounds 1-5 were established by spectroscopic means. The antibacterial activities of the compounds were assessed against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus tetragenus and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Chrysosplenol-D (4) exhibited activities against all the four spoilage microorganisms.
Keywords: Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia; Verbenaceae; phenolics; antibacterial activities; spoilage microorganisms

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Ling, T.-J.; Ling, W.-W.; Chen, Y.-J.; Wan, X.-C.; Xia, T.; Du, X.-F.; Zhang, Z.-Z. Antiseptic Activity and Phenolic Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia. Molecules 2010, 15, 8469-8477.

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Ling T-J, Ling W-W, Chen Y-J, Wan X-C, Xia T, Du X-F, Zhang Z-Z. Antiseptic Activity and Phenolic Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia. Molecules. 2010; 15(11):8469-8477.

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Ling, Tie-Jun; Ling, Wei-Wei; Chen, Yuan-Jun; Wan, Xiao-Chun; Xia, Tao; Du, Xian-Feng; Zhang, Zheng-Zhu. 2010. "Antiseptic Activity and Phenolic Constituents of the Aerial Parts of Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia." Molecules 15, no. 11: 8469-8477.

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