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Phyto-components obtained through GC-MS analysis isolated from methanolic tuber extracts of Gloriosa superba L (GA3-Thuraiyur) ecotype
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Gloriosa superba L is an important medicinal plant and its seeds, tubers are used for medicine. To investigate the phyto-components of Gloriosa superba L collected from various habitats of Tamil Nadu state, India. In the present study, the phyto-components from the tubers of Gloriosa superba L cultivars from Sirumalai (GA1) Mulanoor (GA2), Thuraiyu...
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... superba L the ecotypes from Thuraiyur (GA3), Trichy district recorded eight compounds such as Lactose, Undecanoic acid, n-Hexadecanoic acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z), 2-Hydroxy -(Z) 9-Pendadecenyl propanoate, 10-Undecenoic acid, Octyl ester, Cholestan -3-ol, 2-Methylene,(3a, 5a)-, Lumicolchicine (Table 3 and Figure 4). ...Similar publications
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... The results revealed substantial variation between the two methods as well as the source of tissues (Zarev et al., 2021). Studies using different detection methods also revealed the presence of diverse phytochemicals, including phlobatannins, terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, saponins, steroids, coumarins, and tannins in G. superba (Jothi et al., 2019;Jasmine et al., 2020;Misra et al., 2021;Jawahar et al., 2022). These studies indicate that the method of extraction as well as detection are crucial for the precise quantification of bioactive compounds among the chemotypes. ...
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Gloriosa superba is a medicinally important plant that produces the pharmaceutically precious colchicine
molecule. Colchicine is being used for treating gout, for enhancing the production of interleukin-8 (inhibits
human pancreatic cancer) and many other human ailments. Since its seeds and rhizomes (tuberous roots) are the
chief sources of colchicine, pharmaceutical industries exploit the natural sources, thus demolishing its habitat.
Chemo- and genetic diversity among the G. superba populations exist, but has not been exploited profitably.
Scope exists for generating mutants using the chemical mutagens and also via breeding methods to generate
superior varieties for commercial cultivation. Innovative methods for breaking seed dormancy and superior
colchicine extraction, besides biotechnological interventions are imperative to save the biodiversity and to
produce colchicine on a large scale. Biorhizomes produced in vitro hold great promise for biomanufacturing
colchicine in bioreactors commercially. Since the biosynthetic pathway of colchicine is now known, isolation of
the pathway genes and their heterologous overexpression or the application of synthetic biology methods needs
to be explored in future for industrial manufacturing of colchicine. Advances made in the recent past in these
fields of colchicine production from G. superba are critically evaluated in this review.
... It belongs to the Colchicaceae family. (Jasmine et al., 2020). Although its main applications are for its medicinal properties (Birhan, 2022;Ionkova, 2022), in recent years, due to the characteristics of its flowers, it has gained importance as a cut flower (Jamal et al., 2022). ...
Gloriosa superba L. is a recently introduced tropical species in Argentina, cultivated as a cut flower. It is extremely important to know the nutritional demands of the crop to provide the optimal amounts of nutrients at each stage, achieving quality and good yield in flowers, reducing production costs and environmental impact. The objective of this work was to determine the dynamics of nutrient absorption in the cultivation of G. superba for cut flowers, to facilitate the creation of a fertilization program, in order to avoid crop deficiencies and contribute to sustainable production. Tuber composition analyzes were carried out and, on the other hand, an essay was installed in greenhouse beds, taking samples at seven moments of the cycle. Fresh matter and dry matter of stems, leaves, flowers, tubers, roots and chemical analysis of aerial organs were measured to obtain the absorption curve. It was verified that only around 20% of each nutrient is provided by the tuber, being necessary the external contribution from initial stages of the crop. The rate of growth and accumulation of dry matter was shown as a double sigmoid, with maximum peaks in the vegetative stage of stem elongation and beginning of flowering. Nutrient amounts were absorbed in the following order: N>K>Mg>Ca>P>Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu. Fertilization rich in N, P, and Fe is recommended in the vegetative stage, balanced during the visible shoot stage, and rich in Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Zn, and Cu during flowering.
Traditional Medicinal plants of Tamil
Nadu and its uses
In this modern era, medicinal plants and their phytoconstituents have received keen attention from researchers due to the various therapeutic implication found in different pharmacological investigations. Among millions of medicinal plants, Gloriosa superba is one of the therapeutically important ornamental climbers that has been traditionally used to cure several diseases such as intestinal worms, skin ailments, and joint pain. Researched data also indicated that the active principle of Gloriosa superba can produce significant therapeutic action by affecting specific pathophysiological targets of various ailments. In the last few years, its Crude extract, isolated active principles, and novel formulations have been claimed for several pharmacological activities such as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antivenom, analgesic, antiarthritic, etc. The outcome of pharmacological research confirmed that this herb might be a source of precious phytochemicals to combat Enigmatic diseases such as cancers, and autoimmune diseases. The present article gathered the detailed pharmacological explorations on Gloriosa superba to contribute to the development of strategies for effective delivery of its Phytoconstituents to cure critical diseases.
Antioxidant assays were performed to identify the
antioxidant property of roots Catharanthus roseus. In
the present study, in vitro antioxidant tests were
performed for roots Catharanthus roseus for
converting the radicals into non-radicals. Haemolysis
inhibition assay was carried out to determine the
toxicity of the root extract. Maximum antioxidant
reduction was observed in phosphomolybdenum assay
based on the reduction of Mo (VI) to Mo (V). Recent
studies represent the significant use of Catharanthus
roseus as an oral insulin substitute.
The GC-MS analysis was carried out to identify the
volatile and semi-volatile compounds present in the
root extract. The results of GC-MS analysis showed
peak value for the compound Phenol, 2, 6-bis (1,1-
dimethylethyl)-4-[(4-hydroxy-3,5dimethylphenyl)
methyl]-. The anticancer activity of roots of
Catharanthus roseus was studied against HepG-2 cell
culture by MTT assay method. The results of the study
indicate that the bioactive compounds present in the
roots of Catharanthus roseus can be used for the
treatment of cancer after certain clinical trials.
