SPECIES
Annona reticulata L.
FAMILY
Annonaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Cameroon
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
custard apple or bullock's heart
PART USED
Fruit (e.d) Twig (e.d) Root (e.d) Leaf (he) Stem Bark (d)
EXTRACTION METHOD
Maceration in ethanol followed by liquid -liquid extraction
SOLVENT(S) USED
Ethanol (e) 70% hydroethanolic solution Dichloromethane (d) Hexane (he)
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Anthraquinones, Glycosides,Triterpenes (Fruit and root ethanol extracts, stem bark dichloromethane extracts, Fruit dichloromethane extract ) Phenols, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Anthraquinones, Glycosides, Triterpenes (Root dichloromethane extract)
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
REMA
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
>250,250 >250 250,250 >250 >250
LINK TO REFERENCE
27089314
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=psk&p=Annona+reticulata+L.
REFERENCE
Fokou, P. V. T., Kissi-Twum, A. A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Appiah-Opong, R., Addo, P., Yamthe, L. R. T., Mfopa, A. N., Boyom, F. F., & Nyarko, A. K. (2016). In Vitro Activity of Selected West African Medicinal Plants against Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease. Molecules, 21(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040445