Erythrina burttii
| Erythrina burttii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Erythrina |
| Species: | E. burttii |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrina burttii Baker f. | |
Erythrina burttii is a flowering plant species in the genus of Erythrina found in Kenya and Ethiopia.
E. burttii contains flavonoids with antimicrobial properties.[1] 7-O-Methylluteone, a prenylated isoflavone, can be found in the bark.[2] The isoflav-3-enes burttinol-A and burttinol-C, and the 2-arylbenzofuran derivative burttinol-D, also found in the root bark, show an antiplasmodial activity.[3]
References
- ↑ Yenesew, Abiy; Derese, Solomon; Midiwo, Jacob O.; Bii, Christine C.; Heydenreich, Matthias; Peter, Martin G. (2005). "Antimicrobial flavonoids from the stem bark of Erythrina burttii". Fitoterapia 76 (5): 469–72. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.04.006. PMID 15967591.
- ↑ Yenesew, Abiy; Irungu, Beatrice; Derese, Solomon; Midiwo, Jacob O.; Heydenreich, Matthias; Peter, Martin G. (2003). "Two prenylated flavonoids from the stem bark of Erythrina burttii". Phytochemistry 63 (4): 445–8. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00209-7. PMID 12770595.
- ↑ Yenesew, Abiy; Akala, Hoseah M.; Twinomuhwezi, Hannington; Chepkirui, Carolyne; Irungu, Beatrice N.; Eyase, Fredrick L.; Kamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud; Kiremire, Bernard T.; et al. (2012). "The antiplasmodial and radical scavenging activities of flavonoids of Erythrina burttii". Acta Tropica 123 (2): 123–7. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.04.011. PMID 22575309.
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