Oxidative stress leads to deleterious processes in the liver that resulted in liver diseases. To evaluate antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic leaves extract of against hepatic dysfunction induced by thioacetamide (TAA). Flavonoid constituents were isolated from the ethanol extract by chromatographic techniques and identified by the spectroscopic analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhytochemical investigation of leaves resulted in the isolation of new acylated flavone isoscutellarein 7--(4'''--acetyl)--allopyranosyl(1''' → 2'')--glucopyranoside (), along with eight known flavonoid metabolites, luteolin 3',4',6,8-tetramethyl ether (), luteolin 4'---neohesperidoside (), luteolin 7---glucoside (), luteolin (), quercetin (), quercetin 3---glucoside (), quercetin 3---rhamnoside (), and rutin (). Their structures were identified by analysis of spectroscopic (UV, NMR, and MS) data, as well as by acid hydrolysis for the isolated glycosides. The antioxidant activity of metabolites was determined by the DPPH radical-scavenging assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric ulcers are a common health disorder that affect up to 10% of the world's population. The gastroprotective potential of pentagalloyl glucose (PGG) against indomethacin-induced ulcer in rats and the possible underlying mechanisms were investigated. Gastric ulceration was induced by indomethacin (single dose, 60 mg/kg).
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December 2018
A hitherto unknown polyoxygenated flavonol robinobioside (gossypetin-3---d-robinobioside) was isolated from the leaves of along with thirteen known phenolic secondary metabolites. The isolated compounds were characterized using spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR and mass spectrometry (MS) analyses. The extract reduced the level of liver damage in CCl₄-induced liver injury in rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Dobera glabra (Forssk.) Poir (Salvadoraceae) is a highly valued tree with diverse importance as special mineral sourced feed and a folkloric tool for forecasting droughts. However, there are no reports on its phytochemical and biological investigations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Albizia species are reported to exhibit many biological activities including antiovulatory properties in female rats and antispermatogenic and antiandrogenic activities in male rats.
Objective: The present study investigates the flavonoids of Albizia amara (Roxb.) B.
A new alpha-methylanthraquinone glucoside, laccaic acid D 8-o-beta-D-glucoside, and six known anthraquinones have been isolated from the aqueous alcoholic extract of Emex spinosus (L.) Campd. (Polygonaceae), together with two known flavonol glycosides.
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