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Research ArticlePharmacognosy MagazineVol. 2 | Issue 6 | 2006 | pp. 123–125Open access
Chemical constituents and potential cytotoxicity of Hygrophorus agathosmus
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- 1 Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 2 Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Published in Pharmacognosy Magazine
Correspondence: V. Bankova
Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Email: bankova@orgchm.bas.bg
Copyright: © 2006 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2006
How to cite
Peneva, E., Trusheva, B., Gyosheva, M., Georgieva, P., Popova, S., & Bankova, V. (2006). Chemical constituents and potential cytotoxicity of Hygrophorus agathosmus. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2(6), 123–125.
Abstract
The macromycete Hygrophorus agathosmus was found to be toxic to Artemia salina nauplii and the active chloroform fraction of the total extract was chemically studied. Several hydrocarbons, including paraffins, prystan, phytan, and squalene were identified. The sterol composition of this mushroom was analyzed for the first time, the main sterol being ergosterol. 5α, 8α-Epidioxi-24(ξ)-methylcholesta-6,22-diene-3β-ol was isolated for the first time from H. agathosmus. The presence of the latter compound, which might be regarded as an artifact obtained by oxidation of the corresponding ∆ 5,7 sterol, could provide at least partial explanation of the observed toxicity of the chloroform fraction.
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| Title | Chemical constituents and potential cytotoxicity of Hygrophorus agathosmus |
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| Authors | E. Peneva; B. Trusheva; M. Gyosheva; P. Georgieva; S. Popova; V. Bankova |
| Affiliations | Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.; Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. |
| Corresponding author | bankova@orgchm.bas.bg |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Magazine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 6 (2006) |
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