Alkaloid and Steroid from the Stem Bark of <i>Jatropha curcas</i> (Euphorbiaceae)

Abstract

The plant Jatropha curcas grows well in different parts of Bangladesh and used in many medicinal purposes locally. The alkaloid atherospermidine and a steroid stigmasterol were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the stem bark of J. curcas by a combination of column and preparative thin-layer chromatography over silica gel. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic analysis (UV, IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR) and by comparison with published data. This is the first report of isolation of the alkaloid atherospermidine from this plant.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v10i1.10009

DUJPS 2011; 10(1): 9-11