Euphorbia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Consisting of 2008 species. The genus Euphorbia produces an irritant, which constitute a health hazard to humans and livestock. The genus Euphorbia is one of the largest and most complex genera of flowering plants, however, several botanists have made unsuccessful attempts to subdivide it to smaller genera.  Many Eu...

The relative distribution of several compounds identified in four samples of recently deposited sediments of the Itacorubi Mangrove located on the Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil, was compared with similar data on compounds extracted from fresh leaves of three mangrove species (Avicennia schaueriana, the dominant species in the area, Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa) and the G...

BACKGROUND Hylocereus polyrhizus and Hylocereus undatus are two varieties of the commonly called pitaya fruits, and pitaya fruits have gained popularity in many countries all over the world. However, studies on chemical composition and the nutritional quality of pitaya flesh peel are limited. RESULTS Extracts of pitaya (H. polyrhizus and H. undatus) peel were extracted by supercritical carbon...

Triterpenoids are a group of structurally diverse specialized metabolites that frequently show useful bioactivities. These chemicals are biosynthesized from the common precursor 2,3-oxidosqualene in plants. The carbon skeletons produced by oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) are usually modified by cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) and UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases. These biosynthetic enzymes...

A novel β-lactam derivative, albactam, was isolated from the alcoholic extract of the flowers of Albizia lebbeck. It showed a significant anti-aggregatory activity against adenosine diphosphate and arachidonic acid induced guinea-pigs' platelets aggregation in vitro. Six more known compounds were also isolated and fully characterized by measuring 1D and 2D NMR, two of them are the triterpenes β...

In this report, the extracts from fruit and leaves of Couroupita guianensis were isolated using chromatographic methods investigated for chemical composition. Four triterpenoid compounds identified as betulinic acid, oleanolic β-amyrin friedelin. Their structures interpreted based on modern spectra such MS, NMR compared with previously published spectral data.

Forestry biomass is a by-product which commonly ends up being burnt for energy generation, despite comprising valuable bioactive compounds with valorisation potential. Leaves of Acacia dealbata were extracted the first time by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) using different conditions pressure, temperature and cosolvents. Total yield, individual triterpenoids yields concentrations assessed...

The resin of Canarium strictum Roxb. is used for rheumatism and asthma; the bark as a mosquito repellent. major compounds in are triterpenoids, but no studies have been performed on bark, this study investigated economically important resource. Ten folk healers were interviewed about their medicinal uses C. strictum. Resin extracted with dichloromethane followed by methanol using accelerated so...