Phytochemical Investigations on Sorbus cashmiriana

The aim of the present study is to provide scientific evidence concerned to the medicinal values of the plant Sorbus cashmiriana Hedlund Monog. Phytochemical work on Sorbus cashmiriana has resulted in the isolation of a new cyanogenic glycoside (1) along with eleven known compounds 2-12. The structures of these compounds were characterized by using different spectroscopic techniques, including UV, IR, and 1D-NMR (1H- and 13C-), and 2D-NMR techniques (HMQC, HMBC, COSY, etc.), and mass spectrometry (EI-MS, HR-MS, and FAB-MS). Furthermore, the crude extract, fractions and the isolated compounds of the plant were tested for antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, phytotoxic, and brine shrimp lethality activities along with the xanthine-xanthine oxidase and urease inhibition, and superoxide scavenging studies and the results are discussed.

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After successful completion of schooling, Dr. Rizvi moved to the University of Karachi, where she did her Master's degree in Chemistry. While working on the solid-phase peptide synthesis and Phytochemical investigations, she obtained the PhD degree from the ICCBS. She is the author of various articles published in international journals.