A fatty alcohol with antioxidant potential isolated from Leea asiatica leaves
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Department of Pharmacy, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, Assam, India
E-mail : saikat.pharm@rediffmail.com
Oil Technological Research Institute, JNT University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Henry Derozio Academy, Agartala, Tripura, India
Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Agartala-799 005, Tripura, India
E-mail : biplab_32@yahoo.co.in
Manuscript received online 06 January 2014, revised 25 January 2014, accepted 28 January 2014
A fatty alcohol was isolated from the leaves of Leea asiatica (Leeaceae). This is the first time when any compound was isolated from the plant. Antioxidant study of the isolated compound (fraction) revealed that fraction possess strong antioxidant activity. The compound at 20 µg/ml concentration possesses 39.12% DPPH● scavenging effect and 35.26% NO● scavenging effect respectively. Thus the isolated fatty alcohol could be a future drug molecule in the treatment of various oxidative stress related diseases.