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Research Articles

Bioactive constituents of Salvia chrysophylla Stapf

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Pages 438-447 | Received 05 Jun 2012, Accepted 14 Sep 2012, Published online: 06 Nov 2012
 

Abstract

The dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts of Salvia chrysophylla Stapf (Lamiaceae), which is an endemic species to south-western Anatolia, was studied for non-volatile secondary metabolites for the first time in this study. Structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated as sclareol, β-sitosterol, salvigenin, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid. The lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity and the DPPH free radical scavenging activity of the pure isolates were investigated to establish their antioxidant potential. Their anticholinesterase activity was carried out by the Ellman assay against both enzymes, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase, and diterpene sclareol exhibited fairly good activity against both the enzymes while the two triterpenoids oleanolic and ursolic acids exhibited selective activity against AChE.

Acknowledgements

Burcu Çulhaoğlu and Gülaçtı Topçu thank Istanbul Technical University, Department of Scientific Research Projects, for financial support for this study (Project no. 34100), which is a part of the master's thesis of Burcu Çulhaoğlu.

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