Phytochemical Review Profile of Sesquiterpene Lactone Parthenin
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Parthenin (a sesquiterpene lactone) is a major constituent of parthenium hysterophorus –a noxious weed known for its environmental and health hazardous properties. . It is responsible for imparting the several properties to this weed such as allelpathy, autotoxicity and allergencity. Further, anticancerous, antiameobic and antimalarial properties of the weed are also credited to parthenin. The greater quantity of Parthenin has been found to be responsible for livestock poisoning. The present review comprises the phytochemical biological reports of parthenin.. The future scope of the compound has been emphasized with a view to obtain structurally modified derivatives from parthenin so that these derivatives or bioactive moieties could be used for multifarious biological activites.
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