Characterization of bioactive compounds from Ficus vallis-choudae Delile (Moraceae)

Subject Areas : Phytochemistry: Isolation, Purification, Characterization

Jean Jules Kezetas Bankeu ¹ , Amadou Dawé ² , Marius Mbiantcha ³ , Guy Raymond Feuya ⁴ , Iftikhar Ali ⁵ , Marthe Aimée Tchuente Tchuenmogne ⁶ , Lateef Mehreen ⁷ , Bruno Lenta ⁸ , Muhammad Ali ⁹ , Augustin Silvère Ngouela ¹⁰

1 - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon | International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
2 - Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Maroua, P.O. Box 55 Maroua, Cameroon
3 - Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
4 - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Scientific and Technical University of Masuku, Box. 943, Franceville, Gabon
5 - Department of Chemistry, Karakoram International University, 15100-Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6 - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon
7 - Pharmaceutical Research Centre of Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi 75280, Pakistan
8 - Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 47 Yaoundé, Cameroon
9 - International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
10 - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Received: 2017-08-21 Accepted : 2017-11-01 Published : 2017-12-01

Keywords:

References:

Adekunle, A.A., Familoni, O.B., Okoli, S.O., 2006. Antifungal activity of bark extract of Ficus vallis-Choudae and Detarium microcarpum. Acta SATECH. 2(2), 64-67.

Ahmad, M.Z., Ali, M., Mir, S.R., 2012. New sester- and triterpenic coumarin ethers from the roots of Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. J. Nat. Prod. Plant. Resour. 2(6), 636-643.

Ali, B., Mujeeb, M., Aeri, V., Mir, S.R., Faiyazuddin, M., Shakeel, F., 2012. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of Ficus carica Linn. leaves. Nat. Prod. Res. 26(5), 460-465.

Bakhat, A., Muhammad, I., Iqbal, H., Nusrat, H., Muhammad, I., Haq, N., Saleem, J., Muhammad, K., Tahseen, G., Muhammad, S.H.A., 2014. Pakistamide C, a new sphingolipid from Abutilon pakistanicum. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 24, 277-281.

Bankeu, J.J.K., Mustafa, S.A.A., Gojayev, A.S., Lenta, B.D., Noungoué, D.T., Ngouela, S.A., Assad, K., Choudhary, M.I., Prigge, S., Guliyev, A.A., Nkengfack, A.E., Tsamo, E., Ali, M.S., 2010. Ceramide and cerebroside from the stem bark of Ficus mucuso (Moraceae). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 58(12), 1661-1665.

Bankeu, J.J.K., Khayala, R., Lenta, B.N., Noungoué, D.T., Ngouela, S.A., Mustafa, S.A., Asaad, K., Choudhary, M.I., Prigge, S.T., Hasanov, R., Nkengfack, A.E., Tsamo E., Ali, M.S., 2011. Isoflavone dimers and other bioactive constituents from the figs of Ficus mucuso. J. Nat. Prod. 74, 1370-1378.

Barreiros, M.L., David, J.M., Pereira, P.A.d.P., Guedes, M.L.S., David, J.P., 2002. Fatty acid esters of triterpenes from Erythroxylum passerinum. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 13(5), 669-673.

Chaturvedula, V.S.P., Prakash, I., 2012. Isolation of stigmasterol and β-sitosterol from the dichloromethane extract of Rubus suavissimus. Int. Curr. Pharm. J. 1(9), 239-242.

Evans, W.C., 1996. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, 14th Ed. Saunders, London.

Fongang, Y.S.F., Bankeu, J.J.K., Ali, M.S., Awantu, A.F., Zeeshan, A., Assob, C.N., Mehreen, L., Lenta, B.N., Ngouela, S.A., Tsamo, E., 2015. Flavonoids and other bioactive constituents from Ficus thonningii Blume (Moraceae). Phytochem. Lett. 11, 139-145.

Gulcin, I., Alici, H.A., Cesur, M., 2005. Determination of in vitro antioxidant and radical scavenging activities of propofol. Chem. Phar. Bull. 53, 281-285.

Huang, C.-C., Tsai, K.-W., Tsai, T.-J., Hsu, P.-I., 2017. Update on the first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection - a continuing challenge from an old enemy. Biomark. Res. 5, 23, DOI: org/10.1186/s40364-017-0103-x

Kakarla, L., Katragadda, S.B., Tiwari, A.K., Kotamraju, K.S., Madhusudana, K., Kumar, D.A., Botlagunta, M., 2016. Free radical scavenging, α-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory constituents from Indian sedges, Cyperus scariosus R. Br. and Cyperus rotundus L. Pharmacog. Mag. 12(Suppl 4), S488-S496.

Kurihara, H., Sasaki, M., Hatano, M., 1994. A new screening method for glucosidase inhibitors and its application to algal extracts. Fisheries Sci. 60, 759-761.

Lakshmi, V., Mahdi, A.A., Ahmad, M.K., Agarwal, S.K., Srivastava, A.K., 2014. Antidiabetic activity of lupeol and lupeol esters in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Bangladesh Pharm. J. 17(2), 138-146.

Lawan, A., Katsayal, U.A., Yaro, A.H., 2008. Anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects of the methanolic extract of the stem bark of Ficus vallis-Choudae (Moraceae). Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 2(10), 200-203.

Mahato, S.B., Kundu, A.P. 1994. ¹³C NMR spectra of pentacyclic triterpenoids - a compilation and some salient features. Phytochemistry 37(6), 1517-1575.

Malami, S., Kwanashie, H.O., Hussaini, I.M. 2010. Anticonvulsant effects of methanol extract of Ficus vallis-Choudae (Moraceae) stem bark. Niger. J. Pharm. Sci. 9(1), 44-51.

Mohammadhosseini, M., 2017. The ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological properties and medicinal applications of essential oils and extracts of different Ziziphora species. Ind. Crops Prod. 105, 164-192.

Mohammadhosseini, M., Sarker, S.D., Akbarzadeh, A., 2017. Chemical composition of the essential oils and extracts of Achillea species and their biological activities: A review. J. Ethnopharmacol. 199, 257-315.

Nakane, T., Maeda, Y., Ebihara, H., Arai, Y., Masuda, K., Takano, A., Ageta, H., Shiojima, K., Cai, S.-Q., Abdel-Halim, O.B., 2002. Fern constituents: Triterpenoids from Adiantum capillus-veneris. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 50(9), 1273-1275.

Oliver, B. 1960. Medicinal plants in Nigeria. Nigerian College of Arts and Science, Lagos, Nigeria.

Pervez, H., Ahmad M., Zaib S., Yaqub M., Naseer M.M., Iqbal J., 2016. Synthesis, cytotoxic and urease inhibitory activities of some novel isatin derived bis-Schiff bases and their copper(II) complexes. Med. Chem. Comm. 7(5), DOI: 10.1039/C5MD00529A.

Rimess, A., Previati, N., Wieckowski, M.R., Pinton, P., 2016. Mitochondrial reactive oxygen and inflammation: Molecular mechanism, diseases and promising therapies. Int. J. Biocem. Cell. Biol. 81(part B) 281-293.

Sridevi, H., Jayaraman, P., Pachaiyappan, P., 2015. Evaluation of α-glucosidase inhibitory action of isolated compound beta amyrin from Memecylon umbellatum. Int. J. Pharmacog. Phytochem. Res. 7(6) 1033-1038.

Vivien, J., Faure, J.J., 1995. Fruitiers sauvages d’Afrique - Espèces du Cameroun. Nguila-Kerou (Eds.), France, p. 416.

Weatherburn, M.W., 1967. Phenol-hypochloride reaction for determination of ammonia. Anal. Chem. 39, 971-974.

Yamamura, M., Wang, X.H., Ohmen, J.D., Uyemura, K., Rea, T.H., Bloom, B.R., Modlin, R.L., 1992. Cytokine patterns of immunologically mediated tissue damage. J. Immunol. 149, 1470-1475.

Yao, Y., Sang, W., Zhou, M., Ren, G., 2010. Antioxidant and alpha-glucosidase activity of colored grains in China. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58, 770-774.

Yesilada, E., Gurbuz, I., Shibata, H., 1999. Screening of Turkish anti-ulcerogenic folk remedies for anti-Helicobacter pylori activity. J. Ethnopharmacol. 66, 289-293.