Isolation of growth inhibitory factor (CA-I) of albino rats from Cassia alata L. Leaves: Effect of season

Authors

  • Prasanta Kumar Mitra Department of Biochemistry, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

Cassia alata L., Growth inhibitory factor, Chromatography, CA-I

Abstract

By solvent extraction, acid hydrolysis, chromatography followed by crystallization, a compound (CA-I) was isolated from the leaves of Cassia alata L. The compound could inhibit growth of rats. Growth inhibition was in terms of body weight reduction. Reduction of body weight of the rats by this compound started right from 10th day but significant reduction was observed from 20th day onwards. Effect of seasons on the amount of isolated compound (CA-I) from C. alata L. leaves was also studied. Results showed that leaves of C.alata L. for the months of  July and August yielded maximum amount of the compound.

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Published

2014-11-01

How to Cite

Prasanta Kumar Mitra. (2014). Isolation of growth inhibitory factor (CA-I) of albino rats from Cassia alata L. Leaves: Effect of season. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(11), 1526–1530. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/isolation-growth-inhibitory-factor-cassia-alata

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Research Article