Antioxidant and antibacterial effects of a new macrocyclic bis(bibenzyl) ether from (Combretaceae).

A new compound, combrebisbibenzyl () as well as two sterols including stigmasterol () and 3---D-glucopyranoside of -sitosterol () and seven triterpenoids namely mollic acid (), oleanolic acid (), ursolic acid (), arjunglucoside I (, arjungenin (), bellericagenin B () and combregenin () were isolated from the root of . Compounds , and AcOEt and MeOH extracts exhibited moderate antioxidant activity with an IC value of 179.32, 185.

Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Anticolitis Effects of Combretin A and Combretin B on Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice.

(Combretaceae) is a Cameroonian medicinal plant containing various secondary metabolites and traditionally used for the treatment of several pathologies. Two cycloartane-type triterpenes, Combretin A and Combretin B, were isolated from this plant. This study was aimed at evaluating the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticolitis effects of these compounds.

Crotoliganfuran, a new clerodane-type furano-diterpenoid from Pierre ex Hutch.

The phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of the bark of Pierre ex Hutch yielded a new clerodane-type diterpenoid crotoliganfuran () along with ten other compounds including 12-epicrotocorylifuran (), lupeol (), syringic acid (), aleuritolic acid acetate (), aleuritolic acid (), scopoletin (), geddic acid (), -sitosterol (), vanilic acid () and stigmastane-3,6-dione (). Their structures were established by spectroscopic means. The extract and all the isolates were screened for their inhibitory properties against butyrylcholinesterase and urease enzymes, respectively.

Antihypernociceptive and neuroprotective effects of Combretin A and Combretin B on streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in mice.

Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is known to adversely affect psychosocial functioning by enhancing levels of anxiety and depression. This study was designed to verify the antihypernociceptive, anxiolytic, and antidepressant-like effects of Combretin A and Combretin B (two triterpenes cycloartane-type isolated from the leaves of Combretum fragrans) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in mice. PDN was induced in mice by the administration of streptozotocin (STZ, 200 mg/kg, i.

Flavonoids and triterpenes from Combretum fragrans with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic potential.

Despite the well-documented benefits of Combretum fragrans in Cameroon, only few scientific works have been done on it. In this study we isolated eight compounds from the leaves extract of C. fragrans: velutin (1), belamcanidin (2), cirsilineol (3), cirsimaritin (4), 3β-acetoxy-20,24-epoxy-11,25-hydroxy-dammarane (5), combretin A (6), combretin B (7) and a mixture of arjunolic acid (8a) and asiatic acid (8b).

Antinociceptive Activities of the Methanolic Extract of the Stem Bark of Hutch. (Burseraceae) in Rats Are NO/cGMP/ATP-Sensitive-K Channel Activation Dependent.

is traditionally used in the treatment of rheumatism, pain, and inflammation. The present investigation evaluates the property and possible mechanism of action of the methanolic extract of (BDME) on inflammatory and neuropathic pain models. Effects of BDME (250 and 500 mg/kg), orally administered, were verified in mechanical hypernociception induced by LPS or PGE.

Bioactive chemical constituents of Duboscia macrocarpa Bocq., and X-ray diffraction study of 11β, 12β-epoxyfriedours-14-en-3α-ol.

A new γ-lactone triterpenoid, Evodoulolide (1) and a new triterpenoid Duboscic acid B (2), along with five known compounds, maslinic acid (3), arboreic acid (4), (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-N-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethyl] prop-2-enamide (5), (E)-heptacos-19-enoic acid (6) and 11β,12β-epoxyfriedours-14-en-3α-ol (7) were isolated from the trunk wood of Duboscia macrocarpa. Their structures were elucidated from extensive D- and D-NMR and MS and by comparison of their spectra with published data. Compounds 1, 3, 5 and 6 exhibited significant α-glucosidase inhibitory activity.

Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of Combretin A and Combretin B isolated from Combretum fragrans F. HOFFM (Combretaceae) leaves.

Previous pharmacological and phytochemical studies showed that, Combretum fragrans F. HOFFM (Combretaceae) is a Cameroonian medicinal plant possessing numerous therapeutic virtues and rich in various active secondary metabolites. In this study, we investigate in vivo anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity and, in vitro anticancer, anti-TNFα, ROS and NO-inhibitory activities of Combretum A and Combretin B, two triterpenes cycloartane-type isolated from the leaves of Combretum fragrans.

Termiglaucescin, a new polyhydroxy triterpene glucoside from Terminalia glaucescens with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential.

Termiglaucescin (1), a new triterpene glucoside, has been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the root bark of Terminalia glaucescens Planch. ex Benth, together with 11 known compounds, β-D-glucopyranosyl 2α,3β,6β-trihydroxy-23-galloylolean-12-en-28-oate (2), arjunglucoside I (3), sericoside (4), arjungenin (5), sericic acid (6), arjunetin (7), chebuloside II (8), 3,3',4-tri-O-methylelagic acid (9), 3,3'-di-O-methylelagic acid (10), β-sitosterol (11) and stigmasterol (12). Compounds 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 are reported from the plant for the first time.

Extracts of Feretia apodanthera Del. demonstrated anticonvulsant activities against seizures induced by chemicals and maximal electroshock.

Extracts of Feretia apodanthera Del. (Rubiaceae) have been extensively used in traditional Cameroonian medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including some neurological disorders. The present study was aimed to tests the anticonvulsant properties of the aqueous extract and the alkaloid fraction of the stem barks of Feretia apodanthera.

Piptadenin, a Novel 3,4-Secooleanane Triterpene and Piptadenamide, a New Ceramide from the Stem Bark of Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan.

Piptadenin (1), a new triterpene along with piptadenamide (10), a new ceramide, have been isolated from the AcOEt-soluble fraction of the MeOH extract of the stem bark of Piptadeniastrum africanum along with nine known compounds, 1-O-[(3β,22β)-3,22-dihydroxy-28-oxoolean-12-en-28-yl]-β-d-glucopyranose (2), 22β-hydroxyoleanic acid (3), oleanic acid (4), lupeol (5), betulinic acid (6), 5α-stigmasta-7,22-dien-3β-ol (7), 5α-stigmasta-7,22-dien-3-one (8), (3β)-stigmast-5-en-3-yl β-d-glucopyranoside (9) and 2,3-dihydroxypropyl hexacosanoate (11). Except for compound 11, all the isolated compounds are reported for the first time from this plant. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic data including 1D and 2D NMR.

Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) exerts antinociceptive effects in neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The roots of Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) popularly known as "koumkouma" is used in traditional Cameroonian medicine as neuropathic pain remedy and for the treatment of headache, inflammatory pain and convulsion. This study was conducted to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of the alkaloid fraction isolated from Nauclea latifolia in neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve in rat.

Materials And Methods: Bioactive-guided fractionation of the root extracts of Nauclea latifolia using the Von Frey in a rat model of neuropathic pain (Benett model), afforded a potent anti-hyperalgesic fraction IV.

Antipsychotic and sedative effects of the leaf extract of Crassocephalum bauchiense (Hutch.) Milne-Redh (Asteraceae) in rodents.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Crassocephalum bauchiense (Hutch.) Milne-Redh (Asteraceae) has been used as a medicine for the treatment of epilepsy, insomnia, dementia and psychotic disorders in Cameroonian traditional medicine.

Aim Of The Study: This study was designed to examine whether the aqueous extract and the alkaloid fraction prepared from the leaves of Crassocephalum bauchiense possess antipsychotic and sedative properties in rodents.

Evaluation of antinociceptive effects of Crassocephalum bauchiense Hutch (Asteraceae) leaf extract in rodents.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The leaves of Crassocephalum bauchiense have long been used in traditional Cameroonian medicine for the treatment of epilepsy, pain, inflammatory disorders, arthritis and intestinal pain.

Aim Of The Study: In this study, we attempted to identify the possible antinociceptive action of the aqueous extract and the alkaloid fraction prepared from the leaves of Crassocephalum baucheiense.

Materials And Methods: Using acetic acid induced abdominal constrictions, formalin-, capsaisin- and glutamate-induced nociception, and hot plate assay procedures, the antinociceptive effects of the aqueous extract and the alkaloid fraction was assessed after oral administration in mice.

Hepatoprotective and antioxidant arylbenzofurans and flavonoids from the twigs of Morus mesozygia.

The chemical investigation of the twigs of Morus mesozygia resulted in the isolation of three new prenylated 2-arylbenzofurans, named moracin KM, LM, and SC (1-3), nine known 2-arylbenzofurans (4-12), and two known flavonoids (13-14). The structures of the new compounds were established as [2'',3'':6,7]-(6-(S)-hydroxymethyl-6-methylpyrano)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)benzofuran-5-ol (1), [2'',3'':6,7]-(4,7-dihydro-6-methyloxepine)-2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-5-ol (2), and [2'',3'':6,7]-(6,6-dimethylpyrano)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)benzofuran (3). One of the new compounds, moracin LM (2), displayed modest antioxidant activity, whereas known compounds 4, 13, and 14 showed significant hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities.

In vitro hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of crude extract and isolated compounds from Ficus gnaphalocarpa.

The in vitro hepatoprotective effect of the methanolic extract from Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A.

Antipyretic and antinociceptive effects of Nauclea latifolia root decoction and possible mechanisms of action.

Context:  Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) is a small tree found in tropical areas in Africa. It is used in traditional medicine to treat malaria, epilepsy, anxiety, pain, fever, etc.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Nauclea latifolia roots decoction on the peripheral and central nervous systems and its possible mechanisms of action.

Prenylated arylbenzofuran derivatives from Morus mesozygia with antioxidant activity.

Five prenylated arylbenzofurans, moracins Q-U, were isolated from Morus mesozygia (Moraceae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Along with these compounds, 3beta-acetoxyurs-12-en-11-one, marsformoxide, moracin C, moracin M, moracin K, artocarpesin, cycloartocarpesin, morachalcone A were also isolated.