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Pharmaceutical potential of phorbol esters from Jatropha curcas oil
Rakshit K Devappa1, Chandi C Malakar, Harinder P S Makkar
1a Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, (480b), University of Hohenheim , Stuttgart - 70599 , Germany.
Abstract:
Phorbol esters (PEs) are diterpenes present in Jatropha curcas L. seeds and have a myriad of biological activities. Since PEs are toxic, they are considered to be futile in Jatropha-based biodiesel production chain. In the present study, the extracted PEs from Jatropha oil were used as a starting material to synthesise pharmacologically important compound, prostratin. The prostratin synthesised from Jatropha showed identical mass with that of the reference standard prostratin, as determined by Nano-LC-ESI-MS/MS. Considering the rapid growth in Jatropha biodiesel industry, potential exists to harness large amount of PEs which can be further utilised to synthesise prostratin as a value added product.
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