Isolation and structural elucidation of compounds from the non-alkaloidal extract of nicandra physaloides and the antimicrobial activity of withanicandrin
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2013Author
Mukungu, N A
Abuga, KO
Mungai, NN
Bosire, KO
Karumi, E W
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The aerial parts of Nicandra physaloides plant collected from Kenyatta National
Hospital grounds were dried and subjected to acid-base extraction and partitioned
to obtain alkaloidal and non-alkaloidal extracts. The non-alkaloidal extract yielded
three compounds; withanicandrin, β-sitosterol and stigmasterol after column
chromatography. Withanicandrin exhibited antifungal activity against
Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans but lacked antibacterial activity.
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Mukungu, N. A., Abuga, K. O., Mungai, N. N., Bosire, K. O., & Karumi, E. W. (2015). Isolation and structural elucidation of compounds from the non-alkaloidal extract of Nicandra physaloides and the antimicrobial activity of withanicandrin. East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16(2013), 49-53.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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