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Macrocarpal C, isolated from the fresh leaves of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (Lan An) and identified as its major antifungal component by bioassay-guided purification, the antifungal action of macrocarpal C was associated with increases of membrane permeability, intracellular ROS and DNA fragmentation.

Macrocarpal C can be isolated from the 95 % ethanol extract of fresh leaves of E. globulus. Macrocarpal C inhibits the growth of T. mentagrophytes via an increase in the permeability of the fungal membrane. Macrocarpal C increases the production of intracellular ROS and? induces apoptosis as a consequence of DNA fragmentation[1].

ChEBI: Macrocarpal C is a sesquiterpenoid.

ROS | Antifection

[1] Jack Ho Wong, et al. Antifungal mode of action of macrocarpal C extracted from Eucalyptus globulus Labill (Lan An) towards the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Chin Med. 2015, 10, 34.