ABSTRACT
Oleanolic acid (3ß-hydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid; OA-01), a pentacyclic triterpene, exhibit a wide range of pharmacological and biological activities. We have isolated oleanolic acid from methanolic extract of Periploca aphylla, collected from surroundings of Karachi in the month of February. Furthermore, four known and two new C-28 amino acid conjugates of oleanolic acid were prepared to explore potential of these compounds on HCCs and one breast cancer cell line. Cytotoxic effects revealed that as compare to parent compound (OA-01), two derivatives OA-04 (p<0.0001) and OA-06 (p<0.01) showed significantly increased/higher inhibition rates.
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Amino Acids/chemical synthesis , Amino Acids/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Oleanolic Acid/chemical synthesis , Oleanolic Acid/pharmacology , Periploca , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Cell Survival/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , MCF-7 Cells , Oleanolic Acid/analogs & derivatives , Phytotherapy , Plant Bark , Plant Leaves , Plants, MedicinalABSTRACT
Fruit of Prunus domestica was extracted in ethanol. The ethanol extract was further extracted with two solvents ethyl acetate and chloroform. The crude ethanol extract and two fractions (ethyl acetate and chloroform) were screened for their antibacterial activity using the agar well diffusion method .They were tested against nine bacteria; five Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcuc intermedius, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus pumilus) and four Gram negative bacteria (Eschrichia coli, Proteus mirabilis Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhi and Klebsiela pneumoniae). The susceptibility of microorganisms to all three fractions was compared with each other and with standard antibiotic (Ampicillin) Among all fractions ethyl acetate exhibited highest antibacterial activity (average zone of inhibition 34.57mm ± 1.3) while ethyl alcohol exhibited least antibacterial activity (average zone of inhibition 17.42mm ± 3.3). Minimum inhibitory concentration of ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform fractions was found in the range of 78 µ g/ml to 2500 µ gl/ml against gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
