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Phytochemical analysis of Hibiscus caesius using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.

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Quratul-Ain Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Naveed Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abdul Samad Mumtaz Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Farman Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Iftikhar Ahmed National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
Nauman Khalid Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Various species in genus Hibiscus are traditionally known for their therapeutic attributes. The present study focused on the phytochemical analysis of a rather unexplored species Hibiscus caesius (H. caesius), using high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The analysis revealed five major compounds in the aqueous extract, viz. vanillic acid, protocatechoic acid, quercetin, quercetin glucoside and apigenin, being reported for the first time in H. caesius. Literature suggests that these compounds have important pharmacological traits such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and hepatoprotective etc. however, this requires further pharmacological investigations at in vitro and in vivo scale. The above study concluded the medicinal potential of H. caesius.
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Page(s) 1625-1629
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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Year: 2015

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