PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT MORICANDIA ARVENSIS L. FROM ALGERIAN SAHARA

Authors

  • Abdelaziz Berreghioua Phytochemistry and Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Medicinal Faculty, Université Tahri Mohamed Bechar, 08000 Bechar, Algeria. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-702X
  • Abdelkrim Cheriti Phytochemistry and Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Medicinal Faculty, Université Tahri Mohamed Bechar, 08000 Bechar, Algeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.23822

Keywords:

Moricandia arvensis, Brassicaceae, Spectral data, Medicinal plants, Sahara

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this research was to isolate and identify flavonoids extracted from the leaves of Moricandia arvensis.

Methods: The phytochemical screening reaction and thin-layer chromatography have been used to characterize the chemical groups, before they were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance.

Results: The leaves contain essentially flavonoids, tannins, cardenolides, saponins, and alkaloids. The phytochemical investigation of the water-acetone extract led to the isolation of five flavonoids derivatives, namely: 5,7-dihydroxy-3,6,4'-trimethoxyflavone (1); 5,7,4'-trihydroxy- 3,6,8,3'-tetramethoxyflavone (2); 3,3',4', 5,7- pentahydroxy flavanone (3); 3-glucosyl 3',4',5,7 tetrahydroxy flavonol (4); and kaempférol-3- digalactopyranoside (5). The structures of 1–5 were identified by comparison of their spectral data with those reported in the literature.

Conclusion: In this work, it was possible to isolate and identify five flavonoids after fractionation of the hydroacetone extract from the leaves of the medicinal plant M. arvensis.

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Published

01-05-2018

How to Cite

Berreghioua, A., and A. Cheriti. “PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT MORICANDIA ARVENSIS L. FROM ALGERIAN SAHARA”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 450-3, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.23822.

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