Planta Med 2016; 82 - PC3
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578705

Phytochemical Investigation Of Erythrina Corallodendron. (Fabaceae)

M Aboelmagd 1, 2, A Said 2, EG Haggag 3, SJ Cutler 4, SA Ross 1, 4
  • 1National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
  • 2Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
  • 3Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt
  • 4Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Pharmacognosy Division, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA

The phytochemical analysis of the 70% methanol extract of both the flowers and the stems of Erythrina Corallodendron L. (Fabaceae) cultivated in Egypt resulted in isolation and identification of seven flavonoids: two isoflavonoids: daizdizen (1), genistein (2), three C-glycosides: vicenin-2 (3), schaftoside (4), isoscaftoside (5), one O-glycoside: Kaempferol 3-O- β-D-sophoroside (6), one petrocarpan: (6aR,11aR)-3,9-dihydroxypetrocarpan (7) and five alkaloids: one indole alkaloid: hypaphorine (8), four erythrinan alkaloids: erysodine (9), erythbidin β (10), 8-oxoerythraline (11) and 10,11-dioxoerythraline (12). Compounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12 are reported for the first time from this species. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using UV, 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS techniques.

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Acknowledgments: We are grateful to the Egyptian Government, and the NCNPR, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi for the financial support.