Phytochemical and biological investigations of erythrina variegata
SPJ-Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2007; 15 (2): 140-145
in English
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ABSTRACT
Five compounds were isolated from the n-hexane and chloroform soluble fractions of a methanol extract of the stem bark of Erythrina variegata. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated as alpinum isoflavone [1], epilupeol [2], 6-hydroxygenistein [3], 3beta 28-dihydroxyolean-12-ene [4] and stigmasterol [5] by extensive spectroscopic studies, including high field NMR analyses. Different partitionates of the methanol extract exhibited mild to moderate antimicrobial activity and varying degrees of cytotoxicity. Although, alpinum isoflavone [1] has previously been reported from E. variegata, this is the first report of isolation of compounds 2-4 and stigmasterol from this plant species
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Stigmasterol
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Triterpenes
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Flavonoids
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Isoflavones
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Fabaceae
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Pharm. J.
Year:
2007
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