Thebtaranonth C, Thebtaranonth Y, Wanauppathamkul S, Yuthavong Y
National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok, Thailand.
Phytochemistry. 1995 Sep;40(1):125-8. doi: 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00260-e.
Activity-guided investigation of Cyperus rotundus tubers led to the isolation of patchoulenone, caryophyllene alpha-oxide, 10,12-peroxycalamenene and 4,7-dimethyl-1-tetralone. The antimalarial activities of these compounds are in the range of EC50 10(-4)-10(-6) M, with the novel endoperoxide sesquiterpene, 10,12-peroxycalamenene, exhibiting the strongest effect at EC50 2.33 x 10(-6) M.