FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDES FROM BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS LEAVES. SCHUM AND THONN (CONNARACEAE)

Authors

  • A. A. Ahmadu
  • H. S. Hassan
  • M. U. Abubakar
  • I. N. Akpulu

Keywords:

Flavonoids Quercetin 3-O-α-arabinoside, Quercetin, Quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucoside

Abstract

The bioactive ethyl acetate and N-butanol soluble parts of an ethanolic extract of Byrsocarpus coccineus leaves was subjected to column chromatography over silica gel G (60 - 120μ) and repeated purification of the flavonoid rich fraction over sephadex LH-20 eluted with methanol led to the isolation of three flavonoid glycosides identified as quercetin 3-O-α-arabinoside (I), quercetin(II) and quercetin 3-β-D-glucoside. Their structures were elucidated by 1H and 13C-NMR data and are reported here for the first time in this plant.

Author Biographies

A. A. Ahmadu

Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello, University, Zaria-Nigeria

H. S. Hassan

Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello, University, Zaria-Nigeria

M. U. Abubakar

Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello, University, Zaria-Nigeria

I. N. Akpulu

Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharm. Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria

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Published

2007-02-16

How to Cite

Ahmadu, A. A., Hassan, H. S., Abubakar, M. U., & Akpulu, I. N. (2007). FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDES FROM BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS LEAVES. SCHUM AND THONN (CONNARACEAE). African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 4(3), 257–260. Retrieved from https://athmsi.org/journals/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/217

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