Abstract

ISOLATION AND STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF COMPOUND AM-1 FROM THE STEMBARK OF ANNONA MURICATA

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 anti-spasmodic, 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-1 was identified as C37H66O7 (MH+ at m/z 623). AM-1 was isolated as viscous oil, was found to consists of three subunits. The structure of AM-1 was deducted on the basis of electron impact mass spectrometry (E1-MS), which settled the position of three subunits.

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