Records of Natural Products
Yazarlar: Khem Raj Joshi, Hari Prasad Devkota, Takanori Nakamura, Takashi Watanabe Shoji Yahara
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Anahtar Kelimeler:Begoina picta,Vitexin,Orientin,Flavonoid,Xanthone
Özet: Vitexin (1), isovitexin (2), orientin (3), isoorientin (4) and 1, 3 - dih y d roxy - 6, 7 - dimethoxyxanthone (5) were isolated from the whole plant of Begonia picta , a Nepalese crude drug commonly known as “ Magarkaanche ”. Structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic methods. All of these compounds were isolated for the first time from B. picta and their in vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl ( DPPH ) free radical scavenging assay. Compounds 3 and 4 showed significant free radical scavenging activity.