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Abstract: Argyreia nervosa Burm. F. (Syn. Argyreia speciosa) is a perennial climbing vine that is native to the India, Africa, subcontinent Hawaii and Caribbean countries. It is commonly known as Vridha daraka in sanskrit. This herb occupies a significant position in Ayurveda and is known to possess phytoconstituents like alkaloids, carbohydrates, tannins, amber-colored resins, sterols and saponins. This herb is better known for its hallucinogenic properties. Pharmacologically this herb shows antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiulcer, immunomodulatory, hypoglycemic, anticonvulsant, hepatoprotective, anti inflammatory and nootropic effects. The current work is projected towards the preliminary phytochemical screening, purification, identification, characterization of molecule isolated from hydro alcoholic extract of plant Argyreia nervosa. The dried powder of the stem was subjected to extraction with aqueous, hydro alcoholic and ethanolic solvents by cold maceration method. Each extract was concentrated by thin film rotary evaporator yielding 9.75, 7.05 and 3.75% w/w respectively. The isolated scopoletin was obtained by the column chromatography using chloroform-methanol gradient and recrystallized it from ice cold methanol. The pure scopoletin obtained was yellow, needle shaped crystals having melting point 208.2 o C and R f value 0.573. The spectral analysis of the scopoletin was carried out using Shimadzu- 1700 UV-Vis spectrophotometer, IR model Bruker, (KBr pellet method) and Mass spectroscopy, Bruker Daltonics (Esquire 3000). NMR ( 1 H and 13 C) studies are carried out at 200 MHz and 500 MHz using models Dpx-Bruker NMR spectrometer.
Key words: Argyreia nervosa Burm. F., preliminary phytochemical screening, scopoletin. International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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Introduction Mankind has always been interested in naturally occurring compounds obtained from microbial, plant and animal sources. Recently natural product chemistry has undergone explosive growth due to advanced isolation techniques, spectroscopic and chromatographic methods 1, 2 . Lot of efforts have been made for the isolation of bio-active molecules, standardization of herbal extracts and their use in dietary supplements 3 . Argyreia nervosa (family: Convolvulaceae) 4-5 is a perennial climbing vine that is native to India, Africa, subcontinent Hawaii and Caribbean countries 6-9 . Traditionally, roots of this herb are used in treatment of ulcers, cough, bronchitis, hemorrhoids, obesity, diabetes, anemia, tuberculosis and arthritis 10-12 . From the ancient time, leaves of this plant have been used by Rajasthani tribes to prevent conception 13 . This herb is known for possess nootropic 14 , antipyretic 15 , hypoglycemic 16 , aphrodisiac 17 , analgestic 18 , anticonvulsant 19 , hepato-protective 20 , spasmolytic 21 and anti-inflammatory activities 22 . The phyto-chemical analysis has revealed the presence of triterpenoids, flavanoids, steroids and lipids 23-27 . Roots of this herb have immunomodulatory activity against the myelo-suppressive effects induced by cyclophosphamide 28 . Present work represents development of a simple method for isolation of scopoletin and its characterization by various analytical methods such as UV-VIS, IR spectrophotometers, NMR ( 1 H and 13 C) and LC-MS spectrometers.
Materials and methods Collection of plant material The stem parts of Argyreia nervosa were collected from Jammu region of India. The plant was authenticated by taxonomist Dr. S. N. Sharma, Department of Taxonomy, I.I.I.M, Jammu, India, having accession no-21189. The stems were shade dried until they were free from the moisture and subjected to physical evaluation with different parameters such as nature, odor, color, taste, size, shape, width and length. The air dried stem was pulverized to coarse powder and kept in dessicator.
Physicochemical parameters: Determination of ethanolic extractive value 400 G of the coarse powder was macerated, with 2.4 L of ethanol in a closed flask for 24 Hr by occasional shaking. After 24 Hr, the liquid extract was filtered out by taking precaution against International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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loss of solvent. The extracting solvent was evaporated in a tared flat-bottomed shallow dish, at 105 0 C. The ethanolic extractive value was calculated with reference to the air dried drug.
Determination of water-soluble extractive value 400 G of the coarse powder was macerated, with 2.4 L of distilled water in a closed flask for 24 Hr by occasional shaking. After 24 Hr, the liquid extract was filtered out. The extracting solvent was subjected to freeze drying in order to remove the solvent. The water-soluble extractive value was calculated with reference to the air dried drug.
Determination of hydro-alcoholic (1:1) extractive value 400 G of the coarse powder was macerated, with 2.4 L solvent - ethanol: distilled water (1:1) in a closed flask for 24 Hr by occasional shaking. After 24 Hr, the liquid extract was filtered out by taking precaution against loss of solvent. The extracting solvent was evaporated in a tared flat- bottomed shallow dish, at 105 0 C. The hydro-alcoholic extractive value was calculated with reference to the air dried drug.
Loss on Drying (LOD) 2 G of powder was weighed accurately in a petridish and kept in hot-air oven, maintained at 110 0 C for 4 Hr. The petridish was allowed to cool in desiccator and the loss in weight of the sample was recorded. The procedure was repeated till constant weight was obtained.
Determination of ash value 2 G of crude powder was weighed accurately in a previously ignited and weighed platinum crucible. The crucible was ignited at 650 0 C for 6 Hr. The ash colored residue left in the crucible was allowed to cool in dessicator and the total ash value was calculated with reference to air dried drug.
Determination of acid-insoluble ash 1 G ash was boiled with 25ml of dilute hydrochloric acid for 10-15 minutes. The solution was filtered by using an ash less filter paper, the filter paper was washed 3-4 times with hot water. International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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The residue left over the filter paper was weighed accurately and the percentage of acid insoluble ash was calculated with reference to the air-dried drug.
Determination of water-soluble ash 1 G ash was boiled with 25ml of distilled water for 10-15 minutes. The solution was filtered by using an ash less filter paper, the filter paper was washed 3-4 times with hot water. The residue left over the filter paper was weighed accurately. The quantity of water soluble ash was determined by subtracting the residue left over the ash less filter paper from the total weight of the ash taken. Water soluble ash was calculated with reference to the air dried drug.
Preliminary phytochemical screening The aqueous, ethanolic and hydro-alcoholic extracts of plant Argyreia nervosa were subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening using approved standard protocol 29 .
Extraction procedure 500 G of air dried coarse powder was extracted with cold maceration method using 2.5 L of 50% hydro alcoholic solvent 5 times. The liquid extract was filtered through muslin cloth and concentrated under reduced pressure in a thin film evaporator.
Isolation and purification of phyto-constituents from hydro-alcoholic extract
A suitable glass column of dimensions 45 CM length, 4.2 CM outer diameter and 3.8 CM inner diameter was considered for isolation. 20 G of the hydro-alcoholic extract was loaded and eluted with chloroform-methanol gradient. Fractions of 25 ML each were collected in conical flasks. All fractions were monitored with TLC. Fractions having identical R f value were pooled together. Fraction nos. 145-186 showed single spot in the TLC (Fig. no. 1) and recrystallized from ice cold methanol.
Development of mobile phase for TLC TLC was developed in 5% v/v solution of methanol in chloroform. The plates were visualized using vanillin-boric acid reagent. International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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Physical properties of isolated compound: Test for solubility A small amounts of compound were taken in clean test tubes and dissolved in different solvents viz. distilled water, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile and chloroform.
Determination of melting point A few crystals of pure isolated compound were taken in a melting point capillary tube and the tube was tapped until the compound settled down to the bottom. Then the capillary was inserted in sample space provided in the melting point apparatus. The melting point of the compound was determined and is shown in table no. 4.
Spectral analysis and structural elucidation of the pure isolated compound: The pure isolated compound was subjected to chemical characterization by using modern analytical techniques such as UV-VIS, IR spectrophotometery, NMR ( 1 H and 13 C) and LC-MS spectrometery.
UV-VI S spectral analysis The pure isolated crystalline compound was dissolved in methanol and the UV absorption spectrum was recorded between 400-200nm using Shimadzu-1700 UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
I R spectral analysis Infra Red analysis of pure isolated compound was performed by IR Bruker model, Vector 32 using KBr pellet method. 1 MG of pure sample was thoroughly triturated with 1-2 G of KBr in a mortar. Then the whole mass was transferred to a die and compressed by means of hydraulic pressure to form a thin pellet of thickness 0.5 MM and 3 MM diameter and taken for IR study.
NMR spectral analysis The pure crystalline isolated compound was individually subjected to 1 H and 13 C NMR studies using instrument model Dpx Bruker and Avance at 200 MHz and 500 MHz. 0.2 MG of compound was dissolved in CDCl 3 and considered for NMR study. For 13 C NMR analysis 2 MG compound was taken. International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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LC-MS method The mass of the isolated pure compound was determined using LC-MS Model, Agilent 1100- Bruker Daltonics (Esquire 3000). A suitable mobile phase system was developed with water (0.1% v/v formic acid) as solvent-A: Acetonitrile as solvent-B. 1 MG of compound was dissolved in 10 ML of HPLC grade methanol to yield 100 PPM. The solution was sonicated for 15 minutes, followed by filtration through 0.2 m membrane.
Results and Discussion The physico-chemical analysis of the coarse powder is shown in table no. 1. The preliminary results of photo-chemical analysis of the different extracts are shown in table no. 2. The TLC plate of the pure compound is shown in figure no. 1. The purified compound was characterized by different modern analytical techniques like UV Vis spectrophotometry (table no. 3 and figure no. 2), IR spectrophotometry, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR and LC-MS spectrometry (figure no. 3). Characterization summary of pure compound is reported in table no. 4.
Table no. 1: Physico-chemical analysis of the stem powder obtained from Argyreia nervosa
Sl. No Parameters Values (% w/w) 1. Loss on drying 4.57 2. Ash values a. Total ash 4.31 b. Acid insoluble 1.68 c. Water soluble ash 3.93 d. Sulfated ash 11.87 3. Extractive values a. Ethanolic extract 3.75 b. Hydro-alcoholic extract 7.55 c. Aqueous extract 9.29
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Table no. 2: Preliminary phytochemical screening of different extracts of Argyreia nervosa
Sl. No. Tests Ethanolic extract Aqueous extract Hydro-alcoholic extract 1. Alkaloids a. Dragendroffs test + + ++ b. Mayers test + + ++ c. Hagers test + + ++ d. Wagners test + + ++ 2. Carbohydrates a. Molishs test + + + b. Fehling solution test + + + c. Benedicts test + + + d. Caramelisation + + + 3. Gums/Mucilage a. Water - - - b. Alcohol - - - 4. Tannins a. Ferric chloride test + +++ ++ b. Alkaline reagent test + +++ ++ c. Gelatin test + +++ ++ 5. Flavonoids a. Lead acetate test - ++ + b. Shinoda test - ++ + c. Zinc hydrochloride test - ++ + 6. Saponins a. Foam Test + + + b. Lead acetate test + + + 7. Sterols a. Salowaski test ++ + + b. Libberman Burchad test ++ + + 8. Coumarin a. UV Fluorescence test + + + 9. Amino acids a. Millons test - - - b. Ninhydrin test - - - (+): Present, (++): mild strong, (+++): highly strong, (-): absent
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Figure no. 1: TLC plate of the isolated compound, scopoletin.
Spectral analysis and structural elucidation of the isolated compound Table no. 3: Absorbance at different wavelength of isolated compound at concentration of 10g/ml
I nterpretation of isolated compound on the basis of infra red spectra In infra red spectrum, the region 900-700 cm -1 exhibited sharp bands which indicated for aromatic C-H stretching and also satisfied the presence of aromatic ring in the 1 H NMR by giving peak at 7.65 . This indicates that the unsymmetrical pattern of aromatic ring. A sharp band near 3029 cm -1 was the characteristic band of =C-H stretching for aromaticity. A sharp band at 740 cm -1 indicated that the aromatic ring is di substituted. A conformational broad band appears near 3422 cm -1 for intra molecular hydrogen bonding O-H (aromatic) and may be ortho substituted. The peak occurs in the region of 1705 cm -1 indicates a C=O stretching. It is further confirmed by UV analysis that peak at 345nm is due to n- * transition.
Wavelength (nm)
Absorbance 345 1.131 296 0.339 248 0.478 204 2.312 Compound International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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Figure no. 2: UV spectrum of compound, max : 345nm (peak). I nterpretation of isolated compound by 1 H NMR H 3 = 7.26, H 4 = 7.72, H 5 = 6.9, H 8 = 6.8, OCH 3 = 3.9, OH =6.2. From 1 H NMR spectrum, it is clear that there are 6 types of protons in the ratio of 1:2:1:1:1:2, hence total eight number of protons may be present in the isolated compound. One proton singlet at 6.2 results for the intra molecular hydrogen bonding, probably it speaks of the presence of O-H (aromatic) group and it may be ortho substituted which is confirmed by IR-spectrum giving broad band near 3422 CM -1 . The intense singlet peak near 3.88 in 1 H NMR indicates the presence of three protons containing -OCH 3 .
I nterpretation of isolated compound by 13 C NMR In 13 C NMR, 10 decoupled peaks indicate that there may be presence of 10 carbon atoms: C 2 = 167.013, C 3 = 116.447, C 4 = 154.376, C 5 = 112.442, C 6 = 155.344, C 7 = 148.635, C 8 = 107.566, C 9 = 149.715, C 10 = 115.475 and OCH 3 = 60. Wavelength (nm) Abs. Compound Solvent International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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I nterpretation of isolated compound by LC-MS MS Condition: Source: ESI, Nebuliser: 35 psi, Dry gas: 12 L/M, Dry temperature: 320 0 C, Target mass: 178 m/z, Ion polarity: -ve, ICC target: 8000, Maximum accelerating time: 200 MS, Scan range: 50-700 m/z, Average: 5
Confirmation of the isolated compound by specific chemical tests and UV fluorescence analysis A small amount of isolated compound was taken in a clean test tube and dissolved in alcohol. A few drops of sodium hydroxide solution were added to it. The solution was spotted on a filter paper and observed under UV light. Yellow fluorescence was observed which confirmed the presence of coumarin derivative. After interpretation of all data obtained from UV, IR spectroscopy, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, LC-MS spectrometry and the chemical test, it was confirmed that the isolated compound is coumarin derivative and it is Scopoletin (Figure no. 4).
Figure no. 3: LC-MS spectra of the isolated compound.
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O O HO H 3 CO
Figure no 4: Chemical structure of scopoletin), IUPAC name: (7-Hydroxy, 6-methoxy coumarin) Table no. 4: Different chemical characterization parameters (scopoletin) Color of crystal Yellow Shape Needle shaped crystal Melting point 208.2 0 C TLC R f value = 0.573 Yield 0.135 %w/w Solubility Distilled water Methanol Ethanol Acetonitrile Chloroform
345nm IR spectra 900-700 cm -1 : C-H stretching, 3029 cm -1 :
=C H stretching, 3422 cm -1 : O-H (aromatic) group 1 H NMR H 3 = 7.26, H 4 = 7.72, H 5 = 6.9, H 8 = 6.8, OCH 3 = 3.9, OH =6.2 13 C NMR C 2 = 167.013, C 3 = 116.447, C 4 = 154.376, C 5 = 112.442, C 6 = 155.344, C 7 = 148.635, C 8 = 107.566, C 9 = 149.715, C 10 = 115.475, OCH 3 = 60 LC-MS Rt= 33.4 min, m/z = 190.0498 [M + H] +
Conclusions The current study concludes preliminary photochemical analysis of different extracts of Argyreia nervosa stem that highlighted the presence of phyto-constituents such as alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, sterols, saponins and tannins. A simple method was devloped for International Journal of Advanced Scientific and Technical Research Issue 4 volume 2, March-April 2014 Available online on http://www.rspublication.com/ijst/index.html ISSN 2249-9954
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