PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF CASSIA DIDYMOBOTRYA FRES. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT. PART II: FLAVONOIDS AND STEROLS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Phannacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

2 Institut, fur Pharmazeutische, Biologie dier Universität Bonn, West Germany

Abstract

From the air-dried powdered leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of Cassia didymobotrya fres. The following compounds were isolated for the first time; isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside, isorhamnetin-7-O-glucoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-rhamnosyl-O-glucoside, kaempferol-7-O-rhamnosyl-O-glucoside, kaempferol-3-O-rhamnosyl-O-glucoside, stigmasterol and its 3-O-glucoside. In addition kaempferol and quercetin were isolated. All compounds were identified by comprehensive spectral analysis.