Phytochemicals and bioactivities of syzygium filiforme var. filiforme

Syzygium filiforme var filiforme is a plant variety from dicotyledonous plant family (klyrtaceae). Photochemical studies on S. filiforme var. filiforme stem bark have successfully isolated and characterized arjunolic acid (1), alphitolic acid (2), betulinic acid (3), ursolic acid (4), ursolic acid 3...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Mohd Hafiz, Izan, Norhazana Nor, Ismail, Nor Hadiani, Naz, Humera
Format: Article
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/26559/
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Summary:Syzygium filiforme var filiforme is a plant variety from dicotyledonous plant family (klyrtaceae). Photochemical studies on S. filiforme var. filiforme stem bark have successfully isolated and characterized arjunolic acid (1), alphitolic acid (2), betulinic acid (3), ursolic acid (4), ursolic acid 3-methyl ester (5), beta-sitosterol (6) and stigmasterol (7). The inhibitory activities against free radical, starch, and bacteria for major compounds were tested by using DPPH, a-glucosidase and minimum inhibitory and bacterial concentration assays, respectively. No promising antioxidant activity was shown on tested samples except methanolic crude extract. For antidiabetic activity, methanolic and dichloromethane crude extracts displayed potent activity compared to I-deoxvnojirimycin. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial concentration (MC) assays for antibacterial activity were evaluated on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis. All crude extracts and major compounds displayed weak and no promising activities for MIC method, respectively. Meanwhile, for MBC method, hexane crude extract and compound 1 showed inhibition against B. subtilis.