Isolation of Nepetin (6-Methoxyluteolin) from Artemisia vulgaris and Spectroscopic Characterization: A Bioactive Flavonoid
Salim Saifullah1* and Achyut Adhikari2
1Chemistry Branch, Biological Science Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Central Department of Chemistry Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
*Correspondence | Salim Saifullah, Chemistry Branch, Biological Science Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Extraction process.
Figure 2:
Isolation of nepetin from A. vulgaris.
Figure 3:
Characteristics EI-MS fragmentation of nepetin.
Table 1:
1H- and 13C-NMR chemical shift values of nepetin.
Figure 4:
1D and 2D NMR spectra and characteristic HMBC correlations of nepetin.