Abstract

ISOLATION AND STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF COMPOUND AM-2 FROM THE STEMBARK OF ANNONA MURICATA LINN

Dr. Shubhra Singh*

Abstract

Annona muricata Linn, belongs to the family Annonaceae. Oil from seeds of some plants may be used for the production of edible oils and soaps. Finally, many members of this family are used in folk medicines for various purposes. Annona muricata roots are used as antispasmodic, parasiticidal. Flower and flower buds as a bechic. The unripe fruits is useful as anti-scorbutic. Seeda are useful as fish-poison, insecticidal and astringent. The compounds that are isolated from A. muricata are Anomuricine, Anomurine, Coclaurine, Reticuline, Coreximine, Stepharine, Atherosperminine, Anonaine and Liriodenine. Compound AM-2 was identified as Murisolin. AM-2 was isolated as waxy material, which melted just above room temperature 300 C. The molecular formula of AM-2 was settled as C35H64O6 on the basis of the results of elemental analysis.

Keywords: Annona muricata, Squamosten, Squamocin, Murisolin, Annonaceae.