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- Title
Phytochemical study and antifungal activity of leaf and flower extracts of the Asteraceae species Chromolaena scabra (LF) R. King & H. Rob.
- Authors
Garzón Posse, Fabián Andrés; Parra Amin, Jorge Emilio; Muñoz Cendales, Diego Ricardo
- Abstract
The Chromolaena genus is composed by about 170 plant species widely distributed in tropical areas. Several kinds of secondary metabolites and different biological activities have been described for species belonging to Chromolaena. This work described, for the first time, the phytochemical analysis of different polarity leaf and flower extracts of the Colombian species Chromolaena scabra (LF) R. King & H. Rob. Conducted assays resulted in the purification and identification of fatty acids derivatives, steroids, a diterpene, and flavonoid metabolites. The preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of the main groups of secondary metabolites: steroids, triterpenes, carotenoids, alkaloids, tannins, and flavonoids. In parallel, the antifungal activity of these C. scabra leaf and flower extracts against the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, was determined.
- Subjects
PHYTOCHEMICALS; ASTERACEAE; METABOLITES; PLANT species; SPECIES; FATTY acid derivatives; FLAVONOIDS; FUSARIUM oxysporum
- Publication
Universitas Scientiarum, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0122-7483
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11144/Javeriana.SC271.psaa