STUDIES ON NATURAL PRODUCTS OF ALBIZIA SP.

The bark of Albizia lebeckioides and Albizia falcataria have been examined for their chemical constituents. A. lebeckioides has yielded the steroidal ketone, stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, and a triterpene alcohol as the major neutral components. A. falcataria has yielded a similar triterpene and f...

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Main Authors: HILMAN AFFANDI, ARIFNURYADIN, ROGER W. READ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMEO, BIOTROP 1998-01-01
Series:Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology
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Online Access:http://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/139/110
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Summary:The bark of Albizia lebeckioides and Albizia falcataria have been examined for their chemical constituents. A. lebeckioides has yielded the steroidal ketone, stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, and a triterpene alcohol as the major neutral components. A. falcataria has yielded a similar triterpene and fatty ester as its major constituents. The toxicity of the compounds was evaluated in bioassay against termites. The results showed that lupenone and stigmastadienone were toxic ioNeotermes dalbergiae species. In contrast these compounds were less toxic to Cryptotermes cynocephalus species.
ISSN:0215-6334
1907-770X