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    Isolation of biologically active constituents from Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori. (family: Moringaceae) growing in Egypt

    Taha S. El-Alfy1, Shahira M. Ezzat1★, Ahmed K. Hegazy2, Aziza M. M. Amer3, Gehan M. Kamel3★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr-El-Ainy, Cairo - 11562, Egypt.
    2. 2Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University, Kasr-El-Ainy, Cairo - 11562, Egypt.
    3. 3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Vetrenary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza - 1221, Egypt.

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    Shahira M. Ezzat

    Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr-El-Ainy, Cairo - 11562, Egypt.

    shahyelkomy@hotmail.com

    Received: 12-10-2010; Revised: 18-12-2010.

    Volume 7, Issue 26 · pp. 109–115 · PUBLISHED 9 May 2011 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80667

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    Background: Moringa peregrina is a wild plant that grown in the eastern desert mountains in Egypt. Although, this plant is native to Egypt, no details studies were traced on its chemical composition and biological activity. Materials and Methods: The different fractions of the ethanolic extract of the dried aerial parts of the plants were subjected to fractionation and purification on various silica and sephadex columns for the isolation of the major compounds which were tested for there anticancer activity. The aqueous and ethanolic extract as well as its different fractions were tested for antihyperglycemic effect on Streptozitocin-induced diabetes in rats. Results: Investigation of the different fractions of the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of M. peregrina yielded lupeol acetate (1), β-amyrin (2), α-amyrin (3), β-sitosterol (4), β-sitosterol-3-O- glucoside (5), apigenin (6), rhamnetin (7), neochlorogenic acid (10), rhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside (12), and 6-methoxy-acacetin-8-C-β-glucoside (13) which were isolated for the first time from the plant. Compound (13) was isolated for the first time from genus Moringa. In addition, quercetin (8), chryseriol-7-O-rhamnoside (9) and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (11) were also isolated. Identification has been established by spectral data (UV, MS, IR, 1H, 1H -1H COSY, and 13C-NMR). The major isolated compounds were found to have valuable cytotoxic activities against breast (MCF 7) and colon (HCT 116) cancer cell lines and their activities were comparable to the reference drug doxorubicin. On the other hand, the aqueous and ethanolic extracts as well as the n-hexane fraction were found to have potent antihyperglycemic effect on Streptozitocin-induced diabetes in rats. Conclusion: The Egyptian plant M. peregrina is rich in biologically active ingredients which showed potent cytotoxic activity and also its ethanolic extraxt exert a significant antihyperglycemic effect.

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      El-Alfy, T. S., Ezzat, S. M., Hegazy, A. K., Amer, A. M. M., & Kamel, G. M. (2011). Isolation of biologically active constituents from Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori. (family: Moringaceae) growing in Egypt. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 7(26), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.80667