The Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities of < em > Berberis Orthobotrys < /em >

The leaf extract ofBerberis orthobotrysBien. ex Aitch.(B.o.)afforded three compounds viz., β-sitosterol (1), sesamin (2) and 10-eicosanol (3) which were identified by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR, GC-MS, IR and comparison of their spectral data with the published data. To the best of our knowledge these three compounds are reported here for the first time to be isolated fromBerberis orthobotrysBien. ex Aitch.(B.o.). Moreover the root extract exhibited good antilieshmanial activity and root and fruit extracts demonstrated minor antifungal activity againstFusarium solani.

Source: International Journal of Phytomedicine - July 4, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Akber Dad Source Type: research