Abstract
Seven compounds, scopoletin (1), p-hydroxyphenethyl trans-ferulate (2), 1-(α-L-rhamnosyl(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,4, 5-trimethoxybenzene (3), benzyl α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D- glucopyranoside (4), suberic acid (5), sebacic acid (6) and scopolin (7) were isolated from the methanol extract of the roots of Althaea rosea Canival. Compounds 1-7 were first isolated from this plant. The isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines using a SRB method in vitro.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222-226 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2007 |
Keywords
- Althaea rosea
- Cytotoxicity
- Malvaceae
- Phenolic constituent