Antidiabetic and antimicrobial activities of fractions and compounds isolated from Berberis brevissima Jafri and Berberis parkeriana Schneid

• Main Authors: Saqib Ali (Author), John Igoli (Author), Carol Clements (Author), Dima Semaan (Author), Muhammad Alamzeb (Author), Mamoon Ur Rashid (Author), Syed Qaisar Shah (Author), Valerie A. Ferro (Author), Alexander I. Gray (Author), Muhammad Rafiullah Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Methanol extracts of the roots of B. brevissima and B. parkeriana were examined for antidiabetic and antimicrobial activities. Six compounds i.e berberine, 8-oxo-berberine, dehydrocheilanthifoline, columbamine, jatrorrhizine and gluta-mic acid were isolated from the active fractions of these species...