Antimicrobial and pesticidal activity of fraxinellone from Dictamnus dasycarpus
Yuan Chunlan, Wang Xiaoling, Yang Desuo (Department of Chem. & Chem.
Eng., Baoji University of Arts and Science, Baoji, Shaanxi 721007,
China)
Abstract By means of
solvent partition, preparative TLC and spectral analysis, a main active
substance with the biological activity was fraxinellone contained in
D.dasycarpus. Its antifeeding rate and mortality of 72h at 0.21%
(mass percent) against 3rd armyworm (mythimna separata) were 90.4%
and 95.2%, respectively. Then antimicrobial activity of fraxinellone had
been tested against 7 kinds of bacteria and 10 kinds of plant diseases.
The inhibition rate of fraxinellone at 50ppm reached 100%, 99.8% and 99.8%
against Escherichia coli, Staphlococcus aurens and Bacillus megathrium,
respectively. Its inhibition rate at 100ppm against Rhizotonia cerealis
van der Hoeven apud.Boerema & Verhoeven was 100% and at 50ppm against
Colletrichurm lagenarium & verhoeven was 72%. Keywords
Dictamnus dasycarpus Turks, Fraxinellone, Pesticidal Activity,
Antimicrobial Activity, Mythimna separata, Bacteria, Plant
Diseases.
1.
INTRODUCTION Dictammus dasycarpus Turks belonging to the
family Rutaceae has the function of detoxification, anticancer and
antibacterial and is used for jaundice and skin diseases [1]. The
mutagenic and pharmacological activities of the total alkaloids,
dictamnine, skimmianine and g-fagarine from Dictamni Radicis Cortex have
been reviewed [2,3]. Fraxinellone and dictamnine were shown to have
pharmacological activities, antiplatelet aggregation as well as being
effective vasorelaxants [4-7]. The isolation and biological properties of
fraxinellone from Rutaceae and Meliaceae have been reported [8-14]. Liu,
et al [15] studied feeding deterrents of fraxinellone against two
stored-product insects (T. castaneum and S.zeamais) using a flour
disk bioassay. This paper investigated the
pesticidal activity of fraxinellone from D. dasycarpus against 3rd
armyworm (Mythimna separata) using the leaf disk method [16]. At
the same time, its fungicidal activity against 7 kinds of bacteria and 10
kinds of plant diseases had been studied.
2. MATERIALS AND
METHODS 2.1 Materials D. dasycarpus was herborized from
Taibai Mountain located in Qingling Mountain, Shaanxi, P.R.China, in July
2003. The plant material was identified by Dr. Yin-ping Zhao, Department
of Biology, Xian United University. The plant specimens, which have been
dried in air and powdered, are deposited in the Herbarium of the Key
Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Baoji University of Arts and Science, Baoji,
Shaanxi (No. DRC-0306). All the reagents used were of analytically pure
grade. 2.2 Apparatus HR-FABMS and EIMS mass spectra were
recorded in an Autospec 3000 instrument and HP5988A mass, respectively. 1H
and 13C NMR spectra were measured on BRUKER AM-400 Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectrometer. The chemical shift values are given in ppm using
TMS as the internal standard. Melting points were determined on a MP-J3
micro melting point apparatus. 2.3 Ascertain and Preparation
of active substance
The powder of D. dasycarpus (1.2kg) was wetted with 10% lime
milk and extracted 3 times with methanol. The extractive had been
filtrated and concentrated to afford a residue (48.9g). By solvent
partition and bioassay, the fast rate and mortality rate of the extract
petroleum ether were topmost and come up to 100% and 79.3%, respectively.
So the residue (12.7g) of petroleum ether extractive was partitioned on a
basic silica gel (Merck 9385, 1000 g) column using methanol-petroleum
ether (3+1 by volume) as eluent provided 4 fractions. These substances
were purified further by preparative TLC (10cm×15cm) with cyclohexane +
ethyl acetate (3.5+2) as eluent. A colourless raphide S1 (1.4027g) was recrystallized 3 times from methanol (20ml). The
colourless raphide was identified and elucidated as fraxinellone by HPLC
and its spectral data. Its pesticidal activity and bactericidal activity
were tested by the leaf disk method and the paper scrap method. 2.4
Testing Pesticidal Activity ---- the leaf disk
method [16] A fresh corn blade about 1 cm2 was put in the
sample and awaited for 1-2s, then took it out and dried in air in
reserve. Every kind of the sample was tested on ten Mythimna separata, meanwhile
contrasted with corresponding solvent and repeated three times. The ten
Mythimna separata on eating and death situation after 24h, 48h, 72h
were checked in the Breeding Room (T = 25 ±1ºC, RH = 70-80ºC, L/D =
12h/12h). Then antifeeding rate and mortality rate were calculated by the
following formula. Antifeeding rate(%)={[Check trophic exponent(%)-Disposal trophic exponent(%)]/Check trophic exponent(%)} ×100﹪ Mortality(%)= [
Death worm number /Test worm gross ]×100﹪ 2.5 Testing Bactericidal
Activity ---- the paper scrap method Using the paper scrap
method [17], PSAY (potato, saccharose, agar and yeast) as culture medium,
the bacillus for testing are seven kinds (Escherichia coli; Staphlococcus
aurens; Bacillus subtilis; Serratia marcescens; Bacillus megathrium;
Bacillus mycoides; Proteus vulgaris), and the fungi for testing are ten
kinds [Exserohilum turcicum; Gibberella zeae; Verticillium albo-atrum;
Alernaria brassicae; Colletrichurm lagenarium & verhoeven; Alternaria
alternata Phytophora infestans(Mont.)De Bary; Rhizotonia cerealis van der
Hoeven apud.Boerema & Verhoeven; Bipolaris sativum; C.diplodiel;
Alternaria solani(Ellis et Martin)Jones et Grout].
3. RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION

Table 1
1H-NMR and 13C-NMR data for compound
S 1 (CDCl3, 400
MHz)
Position |
1H |
13C |
1 |
|
170.15
(s) |
3 |
4.88 (1H, d, br
) |
83.65
(d) |
4 |
1.60, 1H, m
(4a);
1.45, 1H, dt, J=2.9, 11.8 (4 b) |
43.21
(t) |
5 |
1.694 -1.803, 2H,
m |
20.55
(t) |
6 |
2.26, 1H, dd,
J=19.6, 6.4 (6a); 2.21, 1H, m (6b) |
31.86
(t) |
7 |
|
148.83
(s) |
8 |
|
127.58
(s) |
9 |
|
32.30
(s) |
2' |
7.44 (d,
br) |
140.00
(d) |
3' |
|
120.80
(s) |
4' |
6.34 (d, J=0.7
) |
108.77(d) |
5' |
7.47 (d, J=0.7
) |
143.65
(d) |
7-CH3 |
2.15 (3H, s
) |
18.44
(q) |
9-CH3 |
0.85(3H, s
) |
18.69
(q) |
3.1 Structure Determination
of Fraxinellone Compound S1 was colorless needles, mp
113-114℃ and exhibited
[M+1]+ at m/z 233.1172 corresponding to a molecular formula
C14H16O3 by positive HR-FABMS and
13C-NMR spectroscopic data (DEPT). Its 1H-NMR and
13C-NMR spectrum is corresponding to a known compound named
fraxinellone [11-13]. So the compound S 1
is identified as fraxinellone.
fraxinellone (compound S1)
Colorless needles, m.p.: 113-114℃. HR- FABMS: m/z 233.1172
[M+1]+ for C14H16O3 (calc.
233.2865). EIMS m/z (rel. int.): 232 [M]+ (2),
233[M+1]+ (0.3), 234[M+2]+ (0.03), 136(75),
108(39), 93(100), 91(15). 1H and 13C NMR spectra
data are listed in Table 1.
Table 2 The
pesticidal activity of fraxinellone at different concentrations
Sample
concentration (w/V %) |
Total Amount of 3rd
Armyworm (Head) |
Antifeeding Rate(%) |
72h Mortality(%) |
24h 48h
72h |
0.08 |
29 |
32.2 |
46.3 |
55.0 |
0.0 |
0.15 |
29 |
60.1 |
53.0 |
54.1 |
85.2 |
0.21 |
30 |
62.8 |
71.4 |
90.4 |
95.2 |
0.49 |
30 |
88.3 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Table 3
The antimicrobial effects of fraxinellone against seven kinds of bacillus
(the inhibition rate: %)
Dilutability
(g/ml) |
The bacillus for
testing |
Ec |
Sa |
Bs |
Sm |
Bme |
Bmy |
Pv |
0.0500/500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0500/750 |
63.4 |
59.6 |
- |
|
57.4 |
- |
- |
0.0500/1000 |
100 |
99.8 |
- |
- |
99.8 |
- |
- |
0.0500/1500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Axenic
water |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Note: Ec-Escherichia
coli; Sa-Staphlococcus aurens; Bs-Bacillus subtilis; Sm-Serratia
marcescens; Bme-Bacillus megathrium; Bmy-Bacillus mycoides; Pv-Proteus
vulgaris
Table 4 The
antimicrobial effects of fraxinellone against ten kinds of fungi (the
inhibition rate: %)
Dilutability
(g/ml) |
The bacillus for
testing |
Et |
Gz |
Va |
Ab |
Cl |
Aa |
Rc |
Bs |
Cd |
As |
0.0500/500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0500/750 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
56.0 |
- |
84.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0500/1000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
72.0 |
- |
77.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0500/1500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33.3 |
- |
44.5 |
- |
- |
- |
Axenic
water |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Note:
Et-Exserohilum turcicum; Gz-Gibberella zeae; Va-Verticillium albo-atrum;
Ab-Alernaria brassicae; Cl-Colletrichurm lagenarium & verhoeven;
Aa-Alternaria alternata Phytophora infestans(Mont.)De Bary; Rc-Rhizotonia
cerealis van der Hoeven apud.Boerema & Verhoeven; Bs-Bipolaris
sativum; Cd-C.diplodiel; As-Alternaria solani(Ellis et
Martin)Jones et
Grout
3.2 Bioactivities of
fraxinellone The pesticidal activity of fraxinellone against
Mythimna separata was also demonstrated by the bioassays using the
leaf disk method. As shown in Table 2, fraxinellone at different
concentrations exhibited bioactivity and the optimum concentration was at
0.21%. The results of bactericidal activity of
fraxinellone tested against seven kinds of bacillus and ten kinds of fungi
were shown in Table 3 and Table 4. Fraxinellone at 100ppm had no effect
against seven kinds of bacillus but the inhibition rate of fraxinellone at
50ppm reached 100%, 99.8% and 99.8% against Escherichia coli,
Staphlococcus aurens and Bacillus megathrium, respectively.
It was shown in Table 4 that Fraxinellone against
most of ten kinds of fungi for testing showed no antimicrobial effect. Its
inhibition rate against Rhizotonia cerealis van der Hoeven apud.Boerema
& Verhoeven at 100ppm was 100% and at 50ppm against Colletrichurm
lagenarium & verhoeven was 72%. Above data
indicated that fraxinellone has better biological actions. In the previous
papers, fraxinellone has been known for a long time as a degraded
limonoids[18,19]. They have attracted considerable attention because of
their various and significant biological properties [10-22] and are
considered as prototypes for insecticide. Our research confirmed that
fraxinellone was the active substance having pesticidal activity and
bactericidal activity resulting from D.dasycarpus.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful
for the financial support from the Natural Science Foundation (No.
2002B22) and the main project (No. 04JS37) of the Key laboratory of
Shaanxi Province, P.R.China. The authors would like to thank the
Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University and Bioregional Pesticides
Research Center, Northwest Science and Technology University of
Agriculture and Forestry (P.R.China)
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白藓皮中活性物质梣酮的抑菌和杀虫活性 原春兰 王晓玲 杨得锁 (宝鸡文理学院化学化工系
陕西宝鸡721007) 摘要
经系统溶剂分离、制备TLC和光谱分析,小叶碟添加法对分离产物进行监测,白藓皮中主要的活性物质是梣酮,其对三龄初期粘虫的72h拒食率和死亡率分别为90.4%
和
95.2%。梣酮对7种细菌和10种植物病害的抑菌活性的测定结果表明,其在50ppm时对大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、巨大芽孢杆菌的抑菌率分别为100%,
99.8% 及 99.8%,在100ppm时对小麦纹枯病和黄瓜炭疽病的抑菌率分别为100%和72%。 关键词 白藓皮 梣酮 杀虫活性 抑菌活性
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