Two specific metabolites, echinone and echinofuran, isolated from the callus cultures
of Echium lycopsis L. were found to inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria. Especially, echinone
showed an antibacterial activity that is even stronger than that of the biogenetically
related compounds such as shikonin and alkannin.
Echium lycopsis - Boraginaceae - Quinones - Echinone - Echinofuran - Shikonin - Alkannin
- Antimicrobial Activity
