Novel diterpenoids, a trimeric epoxybinaphthoquinone and other constituents of some bioactive plants from Tanzania

dc.contributor.authorMunissi, Joan J. E
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T13:18:22Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T13:18:22Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, EAF collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library (THS EAF QD 416.5.T34M86)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis Thesis reports on screening of some plants belonging to nine different families in the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BST). The plants are either used traditionally for pest control and medicinal purposes or belong to families known to be potential sources of insecticidal or antimicrobial compounds. The majority of the less polar extracts demonstrated the high activity. Phytochemical investigations were earned out on three plant species of the family Linaceae, Ebenaceae and Annonaceae, namely Hugonia castaneifolia, Diospvros mafiensis and Uvaria acuminata, respectively. The pet ether and dichloromethane extracts of the root barks of H. castaneifolia yielded the hydroxyrosane diterpenoid hugorosenol, the previously known bis nor-pimaranoid hugonone B and the new dinor-pimaranoid castaneinone. The pet ether extract of the root barks of D. mafiensis yielded the triterpene lupeol, the sesquiterpene 10-aromadendranol, the 1, 4-naphthaquinone 7-methyljuglone and the novel trimenc epoxybinaphthoquinone. The fungicidal activity of the crude extracts of D. mafiensis was higher than that recorded for bactericidal activity, mafiequinone being one of the active principles. The dichloromethane extract of the root barks of U. acuminata yielded C-benzylated dihydrochalcones uvaretin and diuvaretin as a mixture, chamuvaritin, a mixture of triuvaretin and isotnuvaretin and a mixture of angoluvarin, diuvaretin and triuvaretin. In the BST and antimicrobial tests, the crude extract, VLC fractions and the isolated compounds of the root barks of U. acuminata showed significantly high activities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMunissi, Joan J. E (2004) Novel diterpenoids, a trimeric epoxybinaphthoquinone and other constituents of some bioactive plants from Tanzania, Masters Dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14852
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectDiterpenoidsen_US
dc.subjectBioactive plantsen_US
dc.subjectChemical analysisen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleNovel diterpenoids, a trimeric epoxybinaphthoquinone and other constituents of some bioactive plants from Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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