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. 2017 Sep 30;20(3):194–200. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2017.20.022

Table 1.

Phytoconstituents of plant Moringa oleifera Lam [4, 5]

Sr. No Plant part Extract Phytoconstituents
1 Leaves Aqueous and alcoholic Niazirin and Niazirinin – nitrile glycosides,4-[(4′-O- acetylalpha- L- rhamnosyloxy) benzyl isothiocyanate, Niaziminin A, and Niaziminin B, three mustard oil glycosides, niaziminin, a thiocarbamate,4-(alpha-1- rhamnopyranosyloxy)-benzylglucosinolate, quercetin-3-O-glucoside and quercetin-3-O-(6″-Malonyl- glucoside),Niazimicin. Pyrrole alkaloid (pyrrolemarumine 400-O-a-L-rhamnopyranoside) and 40- hydroxyphenylethanamide( marumoside A and B) 4.alpha and gamma-tocopherol.2
2 Seeds Aqueous and Hydro-alcoholic Methionine, cysteine, 4-(alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyloxy) benzylglucosinolate, Moringine, benzylglucosinolate, niazimicin niazirin.
3 Pods Hydro-alcoholic Isothiocyanate, nitrites, thiocarbamates,O-(1heptenyloxy) propyl undecanoate, O-ethyl-4-(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl carbamate, methyl- p-hydroxybenzoate, beta- sitosterol.
4 Bark Alcoholic 4-(alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyloxy) benzylgiucosinolate.
5 Flowers Hydro-alcoholic D-glucose, quercetin, isoquercetin, kaemopherol, kaempferitin and ascorbic acid, protein, D-mannose.
6 Root Alcoholic Moringine, moringinine, spirachin, 1,3-dibenzyl urea, alpha- phellandrene, p-cymene, Deoxy-niazimicine, 4-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)benzylglucosinolate.
7 Stem Aqueous and Hydro-alcoholic 4-hydroxyl mellein, vanillin, octacosonoic acid, beta- sitosterone and beta- sitosterol.