Withanolides: Phytoconstituents with significant pharmacological activities

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Singh, Amritpal ^a   Duggal, Sanjeev ^b   Singh, Harmanpreet ^b   Singh, Jaswinder ^c   Katekhaye, Shankar ^d  

^a Sri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College   (India)

^b LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; withaferin A; withania somnifera; withanolide; withanone

Indexed keywords

(20R, 22R) 5 ALPHA 6 BETA 14 ALPHA 20,27 PENTAHYDROXY 1 OXO WITH 24 ENOLIDE; (20S,22R) 5 BETA 6 BETA EPOXY 4 BETA 14 BETA 15 ALPHA TRIHYDROXY 1 OXOWITH 2,24 DIENOLIDE; 1 ALPHA 3 BETA 20 TRIHYDROXYWITHA 5,24 DIENOLIDE; 20 ALPHA (R) DIHYDROXY 6 ALPHA 7 ALPHA EPOXY 1 OXO 5 ALPHA WITHA 2,24 DIENOLIDE; 3 BETA HYDROXY 2,3 DIHYDRO WITHANOLIDE; 4 BETA 20 DIHYDROXY I OXO 5 BETA 6 BETA EPOXY WITHA 2,24 DIENOLIDE; 7 ALPHA 27 DIHYDROXY 1 OXO WITHA 2,5,24 TRIENOLIDE; 7 ALPHA 27 HYDROXY 1 OXO WITHA 2,5,24 TRIENOLIDE; 7,27 DIHYDROXY 1 OXOWITHA 2,5,24 TRIENOLIDE; DATURAMETELIN; DATURATATURIN A; JABOROSALACTONE DERIVATIVE; PHYSAGULIN; SITOINDOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOSALACTONE B; WITHACOAGULIN A; WITHACOAGULIN B; WITHACOAGULIN C; WITHACOAGULIN D; WITHACOAGULIN E; WITHACOAGULIN F; WITHAFERIN A; WITHAFERINIL; WITHANOLIDE; WITHANOLIDE SULFOXIDE; WITHANOSIDE IV; WITHANOSIDE VI; WITHAPHYSANOLIDE; WITHARISTATIN; WITHASTRARONOLIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; CANCER INHIBITION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUROPROTECTION; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 78650658049     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.74130     Document Type: Review

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