Chemical constituents and bioactivities of Glinus oppositifolius.

Objectives: To isolate the secondary metabolites from the dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of Glinus oppositifolius; to test for the cytotoxicity of a new triterpene, oppositifolone (1); and to test for the hypoglycemic, analgesic, and antimicrobial potentials of 1, DCM and aqueous leaf extracts of G. oppositifolius.

Methods: The compounds were isolated by silica gel chromatography and identified by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.