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Erythroivorensin: A novel anti-inflammatory diterpene from the root-bark of Erythrophleum ivorense (A Chev.)

Erythroivorensin: A novel anti-inflammatory diterpene from the root-bark of Erythrophleum ivorense (A Chev.)

Armah, Francis A., Annan, Kofi, Mensah, Abraham Y., Amponsah, Isaac K., Tocher, Derek A. and Habtemariam, Solomon (2015) Erythroivorensin: A novel anti-inflammatory diterpene from the root-bark of Erythrophleum ivorense (A Chev.). Fitoterapia, 105. pp. 37-42. ISSN 0367-326X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2015.06.001)

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Abstract

The stem- and root-bark of Erythrophleum ivorense (A Chev., family, Fabaceae) are routinely employed in the West African traditional medicine to treat inflammation and a variety of other disease conditions. Although the chemistry and pharmacology of cassaine-type diterpene alkaloids isolated from the stem-bark of the plant are fairly established, the root-bark has not yet been investigated. In the present study, the crude aqueous-alcohol extract of the root-bark was demonstrated to display a time- and dose (30–300 mg/kg p.o.)-dependent anti-inflammatory effect in chicks. Comprehensive chromatographic analysis coupled with spectroscopic and X-ray study further allowed the assignment of one of the major anti-inflammatory constituents as a novel cassaine-type diterpene, erythroivorensin. The other major constituents were known anti-inflammatory compounds: a triterpene, betulinic acid and a flavonoid, eriodictyol. The dose (10–100 mg/kg p.o.)-dependent anti-inflammatory effects of the three compounds were either comparable or more significant than the positive control, diclofenac.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: erythrophleum ivorense, fabaceae, erythroivorensin, betulinic acid, eriodictyol, anti-inflammatory, novel diterpene
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
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Last Modified: 06 Apr 2018 16:07
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13738

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