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A new monoterpene acid from Marrubium vulgare with potential antihepatotoxic activity.
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PMID:  20628963     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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The whole plant of Marrubium vulgare L. afforded a new terpenoid, characterised as p-menthane-5,6-dihydroxy-3-carboxylic acid (1), which has been designated as marrubic acid. Its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectral and chemical analyses. The compound (1) also exhibited a significant antihepatotoxic activity by reducing the elevated levels of serum enzymes such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) by 40.16%, serum glutamate pyruvate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGPT) by 35.06%, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) by 30.51%. On the other hand, total protein (TP) levels were increased by 34.07%, as compared to the standard drug silymarin, which decreased SGOT by 53.04%, SGPT by 55.96%, ALP by 35.87% and increased TP levels by 59.59%. These biochemical observations were also supplemented by histopathological examinations of liver sections.
Authors:
Bahar Ahmed; Mubashir H Masoodi; Anwarul H Siddique; Shamshir Khan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Natural product research     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1478-6427     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Prod. Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101167924     Medline TA:  Nat Prod Res     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1671-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India. drbahmed@rediffmail.com
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