Radical scavenging potential of compounds isolated from Vitex agnus-castus

Authors

. AZIZUDDIN
TALAT MAKHMOOR
MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHOUDHARY

Abstract

Nine secondary metabolites-artemetin (1), casticin (2), 3-hydroxy-5,6,7,4'-tetramethoxy flavone U(3), penduletin (4), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (5), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (6), methyl isovanillate (7), vanillic acid (8), and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (9)-were isolated from a folkloric medicinal plant, Vitex agnus-castus. The structures of compounds 1-9 were identified using spectroscopic techniques. Compound 7 was isolated for the first time from this plant. These compounds were screened for their antioxidant activity. Compounds 6 and 9 exhibited significant activity against the DPPH free radical.

DOI

10.3906/kim-0805-46

Keywords

Vitex agnus-castus, Verbenaceae, antioxidant, DPPH radical scavenging activity, flavonoids.

First Page

119

Last Page

126

Recommended Citation

AZIZUDDIN, ., MAKHMOOR, T, & CHOUDHARY, M. I (2010). Radical scavenging potential of compounds isolated from Vitex agnus-castus. Turkish Journal of Chemistry 34 (1): 119-126. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0805-46