FLAVONOIDS FROM ASTERISCUS PYGMAEUS (DC.) COSS & DR GROWN IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

From the chloroformic fraction of the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Asteriscus pygmaeus (DC.) Coss & DR (Syn. Odontospermum Pygmaeum) five flavonoids were isolated and identified as apigenin, luteolin-7-O-methylether, luteolin, quercetin-3-O-methylether and quercetin. Apigenin 7-O-glucoside, luteolin 7-O-glucoside and luteolin 7,4'-di-O-glucoside were isolated from the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions. Their structures were established by physical, chemical and spectral methods.