Bioassay-guided isolation of kaempferol-3-O-β-d-galactoside with anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity from the aerial part of Calluna vulgaris L.

Valuation of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Erica species native to Turkey

“…On the other hand, studies have revealed that several species from Ericaceae plants such as Calluna vulgaris L., Ledum groenlandicum Retzius and Vaccinium mirtillus L. possess in vivo anti-inflammatory activity (Lietti et al, 1976;Es-Saady et al, 1994;Dufour et al, 2007;Orhan et al, 2007). In the current study, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of the extracts from Erica arborea, Erica bocquetii, Erica manipuliflora and Erica sicula subsp.…”

MAO-A inhibitory activity of quercetin from Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.

“…A number of flavonoid glycosides have previously been isolated from Calluna vulgaris (Jalal et al, 1982;Allais et al, 1991;Simon Abbreviations: DMSO, dimethyl , 1993a;Simon et al, 1993b;Allais et al, 1995;Orhan et al, 2007). Isolation of chromones and triterpenes from the plant has also been reported (Simon et al, 1992(Simon et al, , 1994.…”

Assessment of antiradical potential of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull and its major flavonoid

“…3,4 In our research on Turkish C. vulgaris we previously studied in vivo anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of the plant. 5 In the present study our aim was to examine in vitro antioxidant capacity of the chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water fractions of the aerial parts of C. vulgaris growing in Turkey. Antioxidant capacity of the fractions was tested by different mechanisms using assays of 2,2-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl, superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide scavenging, metal-chelating activity and reducing power.…”

“…Identification of the compound was achieved by comparison of its TLC and NMR data with those of an authentic sample of kaempferol-3-O-β-Dgalactoside that we had previously isolated from the same plant for another study. 5 …”