Radical scavenging potential of compounds isolated from Vitex agnus-castus

Authors

. AZIZUDDIN
TALAT MAKHMOOR
MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHOUDHARY

DOI

10.3906/kim-0805-46

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.

Keywords

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

First Page

119

Last Page

126

Recommended Citation

AZIZUDDIN, .; MAKHMOOR, TALAT; and CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD IQBAL (2010) "Radical scavenging potential of compounds isolated from Vitex agnus-castus," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 34: No. 1, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0805-46
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol34/iss1/12