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Planta Med 1977; 32(6): 197-199
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097584
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CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF SOME ELAEOCARPUS SPECIES

Lal Chand, S. Dasgupta, S. K. Chattopadhyay, A. B. Ray
  • Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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13 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

Seven Elaeocarpus species of Indian origin have been surveyed for alkaloids, flavonoids and other phenolic constituents in their leaves. The results reveal that an Elaeocarpus species almost invariably contains either myricetin or gallic acid. Four out of seven species have been found to contain mearnsetin, a rare methyl ether of myricetin. E. ganitrus is distinctive for being one out of the seven species to contain alkaloids.