Article · Volume 3, Issue 11 · pp. 156–158
Phytochemical studies on roots of Gmelina asiatica Linn.
T T1, B.M. B.M.1, E. E.1, K.V K.V1, Y. Y.1
- 1Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003.Andhra Pradesh, India.
Abstract
A bioguided extraction and fractionation of the alcoholic extract of the roots of Gmelina asiatica afforded a new flavone derivative named ovalifolin [3-(3-methyl-1-butenyl)-6-methoxy-5, 7, 4'-trihydroxy flavone] has been isolated and identified together with the known compounds (+)Sesamin, Sakuranetin, (-)Piperitol, (+)Pinoresinol. The structures of these compounds have been established on the basis of chemical, chromatographic and spectral methods.
Keywords: Gmelina asiatica; Verbenaceae; ovalifolin; flavonoid
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