Rhodomyrtone (in English and Chinese 中英文)
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu
Rhodomyrtone is one of the active ingredients of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.
Synonyom: [6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-(3-methyl-1-oxobutyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-4,9-dihydro-1H-xanthene-1,3(2H)-di-one]
Rhodomyrtone has a strong bactericidal activity on gram-positive bacteria, including major pathogens.
Source: Phytomedicine. 2009 Jun;16(6-7):645-51. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
桃金娘內酯是桃金娘活性化學成分中的一分子。
異名為:[6,8 - 二羥基- 2,2,4, 4-甲基- 7 -(3 - 甲基-1 - 氧代丁基)-9 - (2 - 甲基丙基)-4,9 - 二氫- 1H -氧雜蒽- 1 ,3(2H) - 二酮]
桃金娘內酯對革蘭氏陽性菌,包括主要病原體有很強的殺菌作用。