Sterol contents from some fabaceous medicinal plants of Rajasthan desert

Abstract

Evaluation of sterol contents from three selected medicinal plant species of Fabaceae family growing in Rajasthan Desert was carried out. The roots, shoots and fruits of Clitoria ternatea, Sesbania bispinosa and Tephrosia purpurea were analysed for sterol contents. - Sitosterol and Stigmasterol were isolated and identified. Maximum sterol contents were observed in shoots of Sesbania bispinosa (0.29 mg/g.d.w.), whereas minimum in roots of Tephrosia purpurea(0.15mg/g.d.w.

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) seed and petal extracts decreased HEp‐2 carcinoma cell viability

“…Similar to the function of cholesterol in animal cells, free phytosterols serve to stabilise phospholipid bilayers in the plant cells (Moreau et al ., ). Although several studies investigated phytosterols in Clitoria ternatea species, most of them only focused on leaves, roots or petals (Kapoor & Purohit, ). In this study, β‐sitosterol (40.17 ± 3.73 mg/100 g FW) in the butterfly pea seed extract LBS was significantly higher than that of the petal extract LBP (6.77 ± 0.19 mg/100 g FW) (Table ).…”

“…In this study, β‐sitosterol (40.17 ± 3.73 mg/100 g FW) in the butterfly pea seed extract LBS was significantly higher than that of the petal extract LBP (6.77 ± 0.19 mg/100 g FW) (Table ). It was reported that the level in butterfly pea roots and shoots was between 6 and 9 mg/100 g (Kapoor & Purohit, ). Also, the seed extract LBS contained campesterol at a level of 8.07 ± 0.22 mg/100 g FW, which was several times higher than that of the petal extract LBP (1.24 ± 0.02 mg/100 g FW) (Table ) and some vegetable seeds such as pepper seeds (4.23–5.41 mg/100 g FW) and tomato seeds (1.08–6.56 mg/100 g FW) (Silva et al ., ; Ancos et al ., ).…”

Flavonoid Contents From Some Capparidaceous Medicinal Plants of North-West Rajasthan

“…These are the active principles which act as antioxidants, anticarcinogenic, antimicrobials and immunity stimulants. A number of plant species have been screened for evaluation of antimicrobial principles [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

Mineral contents from some fabaceous plant species of Rajasthan desert

“…These are the active principles which act as antioxidants, anticarcinogenic, antimicrobials and immunity stimulants. A number of plant species have been screened for evaluation of antimicrobial principles like flavonoids [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”