Cholinesterase, α-glucosidase, tyrosinase and urease inhibitory activities of compounds from fruits of C.H. Wright (Violaceae).

From fruits, 3-Nor-4β-friedelan-24-ol () and 3-decyl-6,7,8-trimethoxy-2H,5H-furo[4,3,2-de]isochromene-2,5-dione (), new derivatives alongside, 28-hydroxyfriedelan-3-one (), friedelin (), 3,3',4,4',5'-pentamethylcoruleoellagic acid (), hexamethylcoruleoellagic acid (), 3',4,4',5,5'-pentamethylcoruleoellagic acid (), and fatty compounds were isolated and characterized using HRESIMS, EIMS, 1D and 2D NMR. enzyme inhibition of compounds and were evaluated on acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), α-glucosidase, urease and tyrosinase. Against AChE and BChE, the phenolic compounds and had good activity probably due to the phenolic nature and methoxy substituents.

Chemical constituents from leaves and trunk bark of (Violaceae).

Two new coruleoellagic acid derivatives, 3,4',5,5',-tetramethylcoruleoellagic acid ; 3',4,4',5,5'-pentamethylcoruleoellagic acid and a new friedelane-type triterpene derivative rinol , were isolated from leaves and trunk bark of (Violaceae) along with seven known compounds including 3,3',4,4',5'-pentamethylcoruleoellagic acid , hexamethylcoruleoellagic acid 28-hydroxyfriedelin friedelin friedelan-3-ol scopoletin and β-sitosterol-3--β-D-glucopyranoside Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including IR, 1D and 2D NMR in conjunction with mass spectrometry. Crude extracts of leaves and trunk bark as well as compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against 7 pathogenic bacterial strains ( ATCC49619, ATCC 43300, ATCC 700603, ATCC 49247, ATCC 25922, HM601, BAA 977). Compound displayed noteworthy activity against with MIC value of 9.

Phytochemical analysis with free radical scavenging, nitric oxide inhibition and antiproliferative activity of Sarcocephalus pobeguinii extracts.

Background: Free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse metabolic disorders including cancer. Therefore, fighting against free radicals has become an important strategy in the prevention or treatment of such diseases, in addition to direct or indirect anticancer chemotherapy. Sarcocephalus pobeguinii has been used traditionally to treat various diseases in which excess production of free radicals is implicated, warranting investigation of its free radical scavenging, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity.