Research Department	
              
          Research Journal	
              Med. Chem. Res., DOI: 10.1007/s00044-014-1026-9
          Research Rank	
              1
          Research Vol	
              Vol. 23
          Research Year	
              2014
          Research Member	
          
      Research Abstract	
              A new 7-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone dimer named zeaoxazolinone (2), together with four known compounds; 9-Z-hexadecenoic acid (1), 6-methoxy-benzoxazolinone (3), gallic acid (4), and -sitosterol-3-O--D-glucopyranoside (5) were isolated from Zea mays L. roots. The structural elucidation of isolatedmetabolites was established on the basis of UV, IR, 1D, 2D NMR, and MS spectral analyses. Compound 2 exhibited a potent antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporum, and Candida albicans.