The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species

Warburgia ugandensis, which is one of the indigenous species of Ethiopia, is known for its wide range of biological activities. A series of drimane sesquiterpenoids have been isolated from the stem bark of the plant. However, there is no report on the herbicidal potential of the plant against invasi...

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Main Authors: Christopher Suh, Zelalem Gizachew
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Published: International Journal of Secondary Metabolite 2024-11-01
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description Warburgia ugandensis, which is one of the indigenous species of Ethiopia, is known for its wide range of biological activities. A series of drimane sesquiterpenoids have been isolated from the stem bark of the plant. However, there is no report on the herbicidal potential of the plant against invasive weeds like Parthenium hysterophorus. In this study, the herbicidal potential of W. ugandensis against the P. hysterophorus weed was investigated. Following the bioassay protocol, muzigadial as powerful phytotoxic compound together with other eight compounds were isolated from the EtOAc soluble portion of the ethanol extract of the bark of the plant. These compounds were identified using different physical and spectroscopic methods. The isolated compounds are albicanyl acetate (35), caseamemin (36), β-sitosterol (37), muzigadial (38), cinnamolide-3β-acetate (39), ugandensidial (40), 11α-hydroxy muzigadiolide (41), polygodial (42) and 9-deoxymuzigadial (43). The first three compounds are new to the species W. ugandensis. Furthermore, two other compounds namely heptacosanol (44) and hentriacontane (45) were also isolated from this species. In summary, the purpose of this study, to the best of my knowledge, is to provide the three initially identified compounds from the plant material and provide information on the plant's potential utility in agricultural applications.
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spelling doaj-art-2b7a5c6e4e8846988f045ee1a6730ef22024-12-06T09:58:39ZengInternational Journal of Secondary MetaboliteInternational Journal of Secondary Metabolite2148-69052024-11-0111471072110.21448/ijsm.1404324618The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia speciesChristopher Suh0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1141-2719Zelalem Gizachew1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2504-4347Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT),Bio and Emerging Technology InstituteWarburgia ugandensis, which is one of the indigenous species of Ethiopia, is known for its wide range of biological activities. A series of drimane sesquiterpenoids have been isolated from the stem bark of the plant. However, there is no report on the herbicidal potential of the plant against invasive weeds like Parthenium hysterophorus. In this study, the herbicidal potential of W. ugandensis against the P. hysterophorus weed was investigated. Following the bioassay protocol, muzigadial as powerful phytotoxic compound together with other eight compounds were isolated from the EtOAc soluble portion of the ethanol extract of the bark of the plant. These compounds were identified using different physical and spectroscopic methods. The isolated compounds are albicanyl acetate (35), caseamemin (36), β-sitosterol (37), muzigadial (38), cinnamolide-3β-acetate (39), ugandensidial (40), 11α-hydroxy muzigadiolide (41), polygodial (42) and 9-deoxymuzigadial (43). The first three compounds are new to the species W. ugandensis. Furthermore, two other compounds namely heptacosanol (44) and hentriacontane (45) were also isolated from this species. In summary, the purpose of this study, to the best of my knowledge, is to provide the three initially identified compounds from the plant material and provide information on the plant's potential utility in agricultural applications.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3597086warburgia ugandensisalbicanyl acetatecaseameminisolationphytotoxic activitywarburgia ugandensisalbicanyl acetatecaseameminisolationphytotoxic activity
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The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
International Journal of Secondary Metabolite
warburgia ugandensis
albicanyl acetate
caseamemin
isolation
phytotoxic activity
warburgia ugandensis
albicanyl acetate
caseamemin
isolation
phytotoxic activity
title The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
title_full The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
title_fullStr The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
title_full_unstemmed The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
title_short The isolation of bioactive compounds from Warburgia ugandensis bark: A report of albicanyl acetate, caseamemin and β-sitosterol from Warburgia species
title_sort isolation of bioactive compounds from warburgia ugandensis bark a report of albicanyl acetate caseamemin and β sitosterol from warburgia species
topic warburgia ugandensis
albicanyl acetate
caseamemin
isolation
phytotoxic activity
warburgia ugandensis
albicanyl acetate
caseamemin
isolation
phytotoxic activity
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3597086
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