Chemovariation and antibacterial activity of extracts and isolated compounds from species of Ixora and Greenea (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

A large number of secondary metabolites can be obtained from plants used for traditional medicine in two related genera (Ixora and Greenea) in the subfamily Ixoroideae (Rubiaceae), but there are only a few detailed studies on their bioactivities. Therefore, the main goals of this study were to determine the antibacterial activities of lipophilic extracts from plants of some Ixora and Greenea species native to Thailand, and to isolate some pure compounds from those extracts. Moreover, we compared the occurrence of compounds in different plant parts of samples from different habitats to better understand their variation.

Methods

A total of 56 lipophilic extracts were obtained from the leaves, stem bark, and root bark of eight Ixora

SUBMITTER: Buathong R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6510216 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature