Constituents of Kigelia Pinnata

An examination of the antibacterial, antifungal, anti-Giardial and anticancer properties of Kigelia africana fruit extracts

“…[5,20] Several compounds have also been isolated and identified from fruit extracts, including vermonoside, 6-p-coumaroyl-sucrose, sitosterol-7-O-glucoside, 19a-dihydroxyurs-12-ene-28oic acid, coumaric acid (Figure 1h), caffeic acid (Figure 1i), ethylgallic acid (Figure 1j) and chlorgenic acid. [10,[21][22][23] Of these, vermonoside may be of particular interest as an anti-protozoal compound due to its reported antiamoebic activity. [24] The current study was undertaken to extend the previous antibacterial and antifungal studies of K. africana fruit against a more extensive microbial panel.…”