PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS OF KRISHNA ESTUARY

Ramanjaneyulu MVV; Venkateswara Rao Battula; Ramanjaneyulu K; P. Suvarna Raju

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS OF KRISHNA ESTUARY

Authors

Ramanjaneyulu MVV Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering(Autonomous), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
Venkateswara Rao Battula Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering(Autonomous), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
Ramanjaneyulu K Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering(Autonomous), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
P. Suvarna Raju Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering(Autonomous), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India

Keywords:

Avicennia officinalis, Mangrove, Krishna estuary, Betulin, Cytotoxicity

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation on the aerial roots of Avicennia officinalis of Krishna estuary, India resulted in the isolation of
three pentacyclic triterpenoids, betulin aldehyde (1), betulinic acid ( 2) and betulin ( 3). These are characterized by
physical and spectral data. All are known compounds but we are reporting first time from the Krishna estuary species.
Compound ( 2) was also possess Cytotoxicity.

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2015-05-29

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Ramanjaneyulu MVV, Venkateswara Rao Battula, Ramanjaneyulu K, and P. Suvarna Raju. “PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS OF KRISHNA ESTUARY”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Drug Analysis, vol. 3, no. 5, May 2015, pp. 176-80, https://ijpda.org/index.php/journal/article/view/153.