title: Screening for biological activity and chemical composition of Euodia borbonica var. borbonica (Rutaceae), a medicinal plant in Reunion Island.
abstract: Three simple coumarins; scoparone, limettin and psoralen have been isolated as major components from the leaves of Euodia borbonica var. borbonica (Rutaceae) together with xanthoxylin, a common phenolic compound in Rutaceae family. Their structures were elucidated through GC/MS and NMR studies. A minor furocoumarin, bergapten, was also detected in the extracts. Preliminary biological tests on ethanolic leaf extracts did not show any activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organique-Université de La Réunion, Saint-Denis Messag, France. valenc@iremia.univ.reunion.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valenciennes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smadja
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Conan
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D019156:Indian Ocean; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D010936:Plant Extracts