Journal
NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 130-136Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2012.662646
Keywords
Phoradendron; Viscaceae; mistletoe; morolic acid; triterpenes; TLC
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- CONACyT [79584-Q]
- ICYTDF
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Phoradendron brachystachyum is a hemiparasitic plant widely distributed in Mexico that belongs to the Viscaceae family. It has been commonly used in folk medicine as a substitute for the European mistletoe. In this chemical study, morolic acid was isolated as the major component (47.54% of the total composition of acetone extract) of this plant. In addition, 19 known compounds were identified: -sitosteryl and stigmasteryl linoleates, -sitosterol, stigmasterol, triacontanol, squalene, - and -amyrin, lupeol, lupenone, betulin aldehyde, betulon aldehyde, oleanolic aldehyde, betulinic acid, betulonic acid, moronic acid, morolic acid, oleanolic acid, flavonoids acacetin and acacetin 7-methyl ether. There have been no previous reports in the literature on the chemical composition of this potential natural source of hypoglycaemic and antihypertensive compounds.
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