Phytochemical profiling was undertaken on the crude extracts of the bulbs, stems, and the fruits of , to determine the nature of the chemical constituents present. This represents the first study to investigate the fruits of a species of . In total, 13 new and 17 previously reported compounds were isolated and identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhytochemical profiling was undertaken on the crude extracts of to determine the nature of the chemical constituents present. In total, three new flavonol diglycosides (-), one new flavan-3-ol glycoside (), and 12 previously reported compounds of the flavonol (, ), flavan-3-ol (), flavanone (), 1,4-napthoquinone (, , , ), 2,3-dehydroxynapthalene-1,4-dione (-), and phenolic acid () structure classes were isolated and identified. Compounds -, , , and were assessed for antimicrobial activity, with compounds , , , and showing significant activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCovering: up to 2018 The Haemodoraceae family is a monocotyledonous family in the order Commelinales consisting of 14 genera. Many species from the family are endemic to Australia and their use by the Aboriginal People of Australia as both pigments or remedies has been ethnobotanically documented. Phenylphenalenones are phenolic specialised metabolites consisting of a tricyclic phenalene nucleus with a ketone moiety and a lateral phenyl ring.
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