Abstract
The methanolic extract of the Tanacetum gracile afforded the isolation of new sesquiterpene lactone, named gracilone (1) along with four known compounds as 14α-taraxeran-3-one (2), 14α-taraxeran-3-ol (3), apigenin (4) and β-sitosterol (5). The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of 1D, 2D NMR and MS spectroscopic analysis. Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activities of all compounds were evaluated, from which gracilone (1) showed a moderate antibacterial activity, while apigenin (4) showed comparatively more antibacterial activity against both grampositive and gramnegative tested strains.
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Acknowledgements
Abdul S Shawl and Gulzar Bhat thank Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India for Emeritus Scientist and Junior Research Fellowships, respectively.