[en] Introduction - Aloe tormentorii, A. purpurea and A. macra are used as multipurpose folk medicines in Reunion and Mauritius Islands and are mistaken for the introduced Aloe vera.Objective - To compare the phytochemical, antimicrobial and DNA profiles of Aloe endemic to Mauritius and Reunion with the profiles of A. vera.Methodology - Leaf extracts of these Aloe species were analysed using standard phytochemical screening techniques, TLC and by HPLC. These extracts were also assayed for antimicrobial activity using microdilution techniques. Genetic diversity was studied using RAPD markers.Results - Phytochemical and antimicrobial assays and RAPD analysis showed that Mascarene Aloe species were very different from A. vera.Conclusion - This study is the first report highlighting the differences between Aloe sp.p from Mascarene and Aloe vera at the metabolic and genomic level. Copyright (c) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Disciplines :
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Author, co-author :
Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, Mala; University of Mauritius
Govinden-Soulange, Joyce; University of Mauritius
Lavergne, Christophe; Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarin
Khoyratty, Shannoo; University of Mauritius
Da Silva, Denis; Université de la Réunion
Frederich, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Pharmacognosie
Kodja, Hippolyte; Université de la Réunion
Language :
English
Title :
Molecular biology, phytochemistry and bioactivity of three endemic Aloe species from Mauritius and Reunion Islands.
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Phytochemical Analysis
ISSN :
0958-0344
eISSN :
1099-1565
Publisher :
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., West Sussex, United Kingdom
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