Antimosquito and antimicrobial clerodanoids and a chlorobenzenoid from Tessmannia species

The clerodane diterpenoids trans-kolavenolic acid, 18-oxocleroda-3,13(E)-dien-15-oic acid, ent-(18-hydroxycarbonyl)-cleroda-3,13(E)-dien-15-oate, 2-oxo-ent-cleroda-3,13(Z)-dien-15-oic acid and trans-2-oxo-ent-cleroda-13(Z)-en-15-oic acid, and the chlorobenzenoid O-(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonyl-5-pentylphenyl)-3-chloro-4-methoxy-6-pentyl-2-oxyb enzoic acid were isolated from Tessmannia martiniana var pauloi and T. martiniana var matiniana. Structures were established based on interpretation of spectroscopic data. Some of the compounds exhibited significant antimosquito, antifungal and antibacterial activities

Kihampa, C., Nkunya, M. H., Joseph, C. C., Magesa, S., Hassanali, A., Heydenreiche, M., & Kleinpeter, E. (2010). Antimosquito and antimicrobial clerodanoids and a chlorobenzenoid from Tessmannia species. Natural Product Communications, 5(2), 175-178.