Ophiorrhiza mungos var. angustifolia – Estimation of camptothecin and pharmacological screening
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Ophiorrhiza mungose var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Hook. f (Family- Rubiaceae) is a recently identified plant from Ophiorrhiza species in Western Ghats of Kerala. The plant is a promising candidate for the production of camptothecin (CPT) - a high value anticancer compound. Preliminary screening of hexane and methanol extract revealed the presence of phenolics, flavonoids, caumarins, steroids, terpeanoids, saponins, carbohydrates and alkaloids. Camptothecin was estimated from methanol extract using high performance liquid chromatography and the level of CPT was 297.94 ± 2.27 µg/g dry weight. The in vitro antioxidant assay revealed both extract showed moderate level of total phenolic content, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, ferric chloride reducing power assay, phospho-molybdate assay of total anti-oxidant capacity and nitric oxide scavenging activity assay. Antimicrobial study reveals that only hexane extract inhibits pathogenic bacteria and fungus. Overall these findings will lead to isolation of active compounds other than camptothecin, elucidate them against wider range of bioactivity studies to find new therapeutic principles.
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32. Yamazaki Y, Urano A, Sudo H, Kitajima M, Takayama H, Yamazaki M, Aimi N, Saito K. Metabolite profiling of alkaloids and strictosidine synthase activity in camptothecin producing plants. Phytochem. 2003; 62:461-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00543-5
33. Koleva TA, Van Beek JPH, Linssen AD, Evstatieva LN. Screening of plant extracts for antioxidant activity: a comparative study on three testing methods. Phytochem. Anal. 2002; 13:8-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.611
34. Gulcin M, Elmastas HY. Aboul-Enein determination of antioxidant and radical scavenging activity of Basil (Oscimum basilicum L. family - Lamiaceae) assayed by different methodologies. Phyto. Res. 2007; 21: 354-361. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.2069
35. Duenas M, Hernandez T, Estrella I. Assessment of in vitro an tioxidant capacity of the seed coat and the cotyledon of legumes in relation to their phenolic contents. Food. Chem. 2006; 98: 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.05.052
36. Kilani S, Sghaier MB, Limem I, Bouhlel I, Boubaker J, Bhi W, Skandrani I, Neffatti A, Ammarb RB, Dijoux FMG, Ghedira K and Chekir GL. In vitro evaluation of antibacterial, antioxidant, cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of the tubers infusion and extracts of Cyperus rotundus. Bioresour. Technol. 2008; 99: 9004–9008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.066
37. Rees DD, Palmer RM, Moncada S. Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the regulation of blood pressure. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1989; 86: 3375-3378. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.86.9.3375
38. Malheiro R, Sa O, Pereira E, Aguiar C, Baptista P, Pereira JA. Arbutus unedo L. leaves as source of phytochemicals with bioactive properties. Ind. Crops Prod. 2012; 37: 473–478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.07.023
39. Prieto P, Pineda M, Aguilar M. Spectrophotometric quantitation of antioxidant capacity through the formation of a phosphomolybdenum complex: specific application to the determination of vitamin E. Anal. Biochem. 1999; 269: 337–341. https://doi.org/10.1006/abio.1999.4019
40. Abel C, Busia K. An explanatory ethnobotanical study of the practice of herbal medicine by the Akan peoples of Ghana”. Altern. Med. Rev. 2005; 10: 112-122.
41. Roosita K, Kusharto CM, Sekiyama M, Fachrurozi Y, Ohtsuka R. Medicinal plants used by the villagers of a Sundanese community in West Java, Indonesia. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2008; 115: 72-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2007.09.010
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