Isolation of tyrosine derived phenolics and their possible beneficial role in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of .

The methanolic extract of aerial parts of showed significant antioxidant activity in DPPH assay. It was subjected to bioassay guided fractionation affording more active ethyl acetate fraction which on further purification led to the isolation and identification of a series of bioactive phenolic compounds having important biosynthetic relationship. Of these, 4-hydroxyphenethyl henicosanoate (tithonoid) is a new compound.