Based on traditional use, existing phytochemical knowledge and lack of toxicity, it was decided to screen the plant for antibacterial and antifungal activity using the technique of bioautography and to determine which phytochemicals could be extracted with different solvents using HPLC.
To the best of our knowledge, phytochemical composition of A. alboviolaceum and A. polyanthum is described here for the first time.
Grapevine protection against diseases needs alternative strategies to the use of phytochemicals, implying a thorough knowledge of innate defense mechanisms.
The presence of such phytochemicals would validate indigenous knowledge held by traditional communities regarding its medicinal value, and position quinine tree as candidate for exploitation using modern biotechnology.
While, on the one hand, this knowledge on phytochemicals has led to a growing interest and attention towards targeted nutrition and the fast growth of functional and enriched food on the market, on the other hand, only little emphasis has been placed on the analytical aspects.
We highlight how knowledge of phytochemical content and concentration can be used to breed new, nutritionally superior varieties.
In this article, the current state of knowledge on phytochemical sources and insecticidal activity, their mechanism of action in insects, resistance, and promising advances made in phytochemical research are reviewed.
In addition, knowledge of phytochemical constituent of plants is desirable because it can serve in identification of novel phytocompounds which can be used either in their unmodified form, as semi-synthetic compounds or as drug templates.
To the best of our knowledge, this phytochemical and cytotoxicity study of the crude bark and leaf extracts as well as compounds 1 3 and 5 of Nauclea pobeguinii towards multifactorial drug resistant cancer lines is being reported here for the first time.
Additionally, to the best of our knowledge, there are no phytochemical studies regarding the use of water as solvent for the extraction of J. gossypiifolia constituents.
