Phytochemicals from Mangifera pajang Kosterm and their biological activities

Phytochemicals from Mangifera pajang Kosterm and their biological activities

BACKGROUND Mangifera pajang Kosterm is a plant species from the mango family (Anacardiaceae). The fruits are edible and have been reported to have high antioxidant content. However, the detailed phytochemical studies of the plant have not been reported previously. This study investigates the phytochemicals and biological activities of different parts of Mangifera pajang. METHODS The plant sam...

Carotenoids from Mangifera Pajang and Their Antioxidant Capacity

This study provides new data on the various carotenoids found in bambangan (Mangifera pajang Kosterm.) peel and pulp extracts, such as all-trans-αand β-carotene, cis-β-carotene, 9-cis-β-carotene, and cryptoxanthin. Chemical and biological antioxidant assays were determined to evaluate the antioxidant capacity of bambangan peel and pulp extracts. Bambangan pulp had higher αand β-carotene content...

Phytochemicals From Genus Diospyros (L.) and their Biological Activities

Phytochemicals from the Bark of Garcinia hombroniana and Their Biological Activities

The dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts from the bark of Garcinia hombroniana yielded lupeol (1), lupeol acetate (2), 3β-acetoxylup-12,20(29)-diene (3), β-sitosterol (4), 22-dehydroclerosterol (5), mangiferolic acid (6), ursolic acid (7), betulin (8), betulinic acid (9), 1,3,6-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-2,8-(3-methyl2-butenyl)xanthone (10), leucodin (11), p-hydroxycinnamate (12), p-hydroxybenz...

Biological activities and phytochemicals of Swietenia macrophylla King.

Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae) is an endangered and medicinally important plant indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of the World. S. macrophylla has been widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases. The review reveals that limonoids and its derivatives are the major constituents of S. macrophylla. There are several data in the literature indicating a great variety ...