“…Maclura aurantiaca is used for cardiovascular ailments in Azerbaijan (Yakupoglu and Adisoglu, 1991). Several biological activities of Maclura pomifera and its components including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, cytotoxic, antitumor, estrogenic and antimalarial activities have been so far reported (Peterson and Brockemeyer, 1953;Jones and Soderberg, 1979;Mahmoud, 1981;Voynova et al, 1991;Maier et al, 1995;Bunyapraphatsara et al, 2000;Hay et al, 2004). Besides, various phytochemical studies carried out on Maclura pomifera showing that the plant contains lectins, triterpenes, xanthones and flavone-type compounds (Wagner and Harris, 1952;Ulevitch et al, 1974;Gearien and Klein, 1975;Gerber, 1986;Young et al, 1991Young et al, , 1995Lee et al, 1998;Marek et al, 2003).…”