Monday, 5 March 2018

27 secondary metabolites from Melocanna baccifera!

Secondary metabolites from the unique bamboo, Melocanna baccifera

Phytochemistry of fruits and leaves of the unique bamboo Melocanna
baccifera resulted in the isolation of 27 secondary metabolites,
including 4-Oxabicyclo[3.2.2]nona-1(7),5,8-triene and Verbacine.
Biological activity studies of Verbacine revealed it as an inhibitor of
acetylcholinesterase and as cytotoxic against C6 cancer cells.



Balaji Govindan, Anil John Johnson, Gayathri Viswanathan,Venkataraman Ramaswamy, Konnath Chacko Koshy & Sabulal Baby. 2018.  Secondary metabolites from the unique bamboo, Melocanna baccifera, Natural Product Research, DOI:10.1080/14786419.2018.1434647

Read the article at :DOI:10.1080/14786419.2018.1434647
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2 comments:

  1. Just as in this case, bamboos are rich sources of phytochemicals.

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    1. Yes, they are potential source of phytochemicals.

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