Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest

Picrasma javanica Blume is a plant belonging to Simaroubaceae. It is known for its secondary metabolites, namely quassinoids, offering various pharmacological properties including antitumor, antimalarial, and antiviral. The plant is traditionally used as a source medicine for different diseases in M...

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Main Authors: Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher, Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Rahman, Md. Atiar, Artasasta, Muh Ade, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94604/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.946042022-12-07T01:15:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94604/ Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah Darnis, Deny Susanti Rahman, Md. Atiar Artasasta, Muh Ade Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Picrasma javanica Blume is a plant belonging to Simaroubaceae. It is known for its secondary metabolites, namely quassinoids, offering various pharmacological properties including antitumor, antimalarial, and antiviral. The plant is traditionally used as a source medicine for different diseases in Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia. Despite the extensive studies on P. javanica, there is no concise and conclusive information regarding the phytochemical and phytochemistry of the plant has been reported. Thus, we aimed to discern the phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of P. javanica. The phytochemical constituents and pharmacological benefits of P. javanica were reviewed and supported from previous in vivo and in vitro studies. The literature used in this review were retrieved from electronic database such as Scopus, Semanticscholar, Sciendirect, Google scholar, Researchgate, Pubmed, and websites. P. javanica possesses several phytochemical constituents, such as quassinoids, alkaloids, and triterpenoids. The compounds of the plant have been isolated and studied for their pharmacological activities, encompassing antimalarial, antiproliferative, antiviral, antimicrobial, and membrane-stabilizing activities. It was found that the pharmacological activities in the plant were attributable to the key ingredients of quassinoids and alkaloids present. However, further extensive studies must be carried out to explore more potential benefits that the plant could offer. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-03 Article PeerReviewed Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher and Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah and Darnis, Deny Susanti and Rahman, Md. Atiar and Artasasta, Muh Ade and Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin (2022) Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest. Sains Malaysiana, 51 (3). pp. 757-774. ISSN 0126-6039; ESSN: 2735-0118 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol51num3_2022/contentsVol51num3_2022.html 10.17576/jsm-2022-5103-10
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description Picrasma javanica Blume is a plant belonging to Simaroubaceae. It is known for its secondary metabolites, namely quassinoids, offering various pharmacological properties including antitumor, antimalarial, and antiviral. The plant is traditionally used as a source medicine for different diseases in Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia. Despite the extensive studies on P. javanica, there is no concise and conclusive information regarding the phytochemical and phytochemistry of the plant has been reported. Thus, we aimed to discern the phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of P. javanica. The phytochemical constituents and pharmacological benefits of P. javanica were reviewed and supported from previous in vivo and in vitro studies. The literature used in this review were retrieved from electronic database such as Scopus, Semanticscholar, Sciendirect, Google scholar, Researchgate, Pubmed, and websites. P. javanica possesses several phytochemical constituents, such as quassinoids, alkaloids, and triterpenoids. The compounds of the plant have been isolated and studied for their pharmacological activities, encompassing antimalarial, antiproliferative, antiviral, antimicrobial, and membrane-stabilizing activities. It was found that the pharmacological activities in the plant were attributable to the key ingredients of quassinoids and alkaloids present. However, further extensive studies must be carried out to explore more potential benefits that the plant could offer.
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author Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher
Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah
Darnis, Deny Susanti
Rahman, Md. Atiar
Artasasta, Muh Ade
Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
spellingShingle Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher
Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah
Darnis, Deny Susanti
Rahman, Md. Atiar
Artasasta, Muh Ade
Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
author_facet Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher
Mohd Razali, Najah Fatehah
Darnis, Deny Susanti
Rahman, Md. Atiar
Artasasta, Muh Ade
Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
author_sort Bakhtiar, Muhammad Taher
title Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
title_short Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
title_full Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
title_fullStr Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
title_sort phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of picrasma javanica: quassinoids interest
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94604/
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