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Phenolics of Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. inflorescences and their biological activities

Research Authors
Hanaa M. Sayed, Mahmoud H. Mohamed, Salwa F. Farag, Gamal A. Mohamed, Rainer Ebel, Olanrewaju R. M. Omobuwajo and Peter Proksch
Research Department
Research Journal
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Publisher
Assiut University
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
29 (1)
Research Year
2006
Research Member
Research Abstract

Sixteen phenolic compounds, scopoletin (1), isoliquiritigenin 4-methyl ether (2), luteolin 5,3-dimethyl ether (3), luteolin 7,3-dimethyl ether (4), aureusidin 4-methyl ether (5), apigenin (6), luteolin (7), trans- ferulic acid (8), luteolin 4-O--D-glucopyranoside (9), luteolin 7-O--D-glucopyranoside (10), quercetin 3-O--D-glucopyranoside (11), apigenin 7-O-neohesperidoside (12), kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (13), quercetin 3-O-rutinoside (14), kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-xylopyranosyl-6-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl]--D-glucopyranoside (15) and kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-glucopyranosyl-6-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl]--D-glucopyranoside (16) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the inflorescences of Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. for the first time. Their structures have been established on basis of physical, chemical and spectroscopic methods in addition to comparison with literature data and/or authentic samples. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities in addition to -amylase inhibitory activity of the isolated compounds have been studied.