Terpenoids and phenol derivatives from Malva silvestris

Antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoid content in leaves, flowers, stems and seeds of mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) from North Western of Algeria

“…Analytical data on the chemical and total phenolic contents of this species are very rare. However, previous chemical investigations have shown the presence of anthocyanins, flavones, flavonols, ferulic acid, hydroxycinnamic acids, sterols, sesquiterpenes, mono and diterpenes in leaves and stems of M. sylvestris L. (Nawwar et al, 1977;Nicoletti et al, 1989;Mas et al, 1999;Cutillo et al, 2006;Quave et al, 2008b). Therefore, it is important to study the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of edible parts (leaves and stems) and non edible parts (flowers and seeds) from mallow (M. sylvestris L.), a green wild plant that is much consumed and appreciated for its culinary and medicinal virtues in *Corresponding author.…”

Malva: Food, Medicine and Chemistry

“…Cutillo and her colleagues found that two new terpenoids that they isolated from M. sylvestris and characterized have an allelopathic effect on Lactuca sativa. 229 The structures of these compounds are shown in Figure 7. Such findings are consistent with earlier and later reports of allelopathic effect of terpenoids on L. sativa.…”

“…There is a common result in all of them. The genus Malva is rich with potassium and calcium (M. neglecta; 150 M. parviflora; 201 M. sylvestris 223,229,260,262,263 ). Several methods were used to determine the metal content and one of the best, yet simplest was reported by S. Terfi and his colleagues.…”

“…The new compounds were tested for germination inhibition of L. sativa and found moderately active 229 Eur. Chem.…”

Efficiency of conventional extraction technique compared to rapid-solid liquid dynamic extraction (RSLDE) in the preparation of bitter liquors and elixirs

“…Other examples of its applications were the extraction of active ingredients from Malva silvestris [14], extraction of contaminated soil [15], and extraction of main components of hop added in the beer production process [16].…”