Table Info

Table 1.

Phytoconstituents procured from genus O.

Serial No.	Compound	Molecular formula	Molecular weight	Plant used	References
1	Hispidone (2S)-5,2′-dihydroxy-7,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavanone	C₃₀H₄₈O₄	472.70 g/moL	O. hispidum	[52]
2	7-Acetylretronecine	C₁₀H₁₅NO₃	197.23 g/moL	O. arenaria	[3]
3	Uplandicine [(7R,8R)-7-acetyloxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3H-pyrrolizin-1-yl] methyl (2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-2-[(1S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-3-methylbutanoate	C₁₇H₂₇NO₇	357.40 g/moL	O. arenaria	[3]
4	Onosmin B (methyl 2 [(4-methyl benzyl) amino] benzoate)	C₁₆H₁₇NO₂	255.31 g/moL	O. hispidum	[55]
5	Onosmin A (2-[(4-methylbenzyl) amino] benzoic acid)	C₁₅H₁₅NO₂	241.28 g/moL	O. hispidum	[55]
6	Onosmone (9R)-4,9-dihydroxy-7,12,15-trimethoxytricyclo[9.4.0.0^{3,8}]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaen-2-one	C₁₈H₁₈O₆	330.33 g/moL	O. limitaneum	[55]
7	Bauerenone (4aR,6aS,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-1,2,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-one	C₃₀H₄₈O	424.70 g/moL	O. limitaneum	[55]
8	Ferulic acid (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy cinnamic acid)	C₁₀H₁₀O₄	194.06 g/moL	O. hispidum	[54]
9	Vanillic acid (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy benzoic acid)	C₈H₈O₄	168.15 g/moL	O. hispidum	[54]
10	Naphthoquinone 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(4-methyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-[1,4]naphthoquinone	C₁₆H₁₂O₆	300.06 g/moL	O. echioides	[56]
11	Deoxyshikonin (5,8-dihydroxy-2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)naphthalene-1,4-dione)	C₁₆H₁₆O₄	272.30 g/moL	O. echioides	[56]
12	Acetylshikonin [1-(5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-dioxonaphthalen-2-yl)-4-methylpent-3-enyl] acetate	C₁₈H₁₈O₆	330.30 g/moL	O. armeniacum	[63]
13	1,4-naphthoquinone naphthalene-1,4-dione	C₁₀H₆O₂	158.02 g/moL	O. echioides	[64]
14	Isobutyrylshikonin 1-(5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl 2-methylbutanoate	C₂₃H₂₈O₆	400.19 g/moL	O. visianii	[65]
15	Naphthoquinone (E)-2-(4-hydroxy-4-methylpent-2-en-1-yl)-5,8-dimethoxynaphthalene-1,4-dione	C₁₈H₂₀O₅	316.34 g/moL	O. visianii	[65]
16	β,β-dimethylacrylalkannin	C₂₁H₂₂O₆	370.40 g/moL	O. dichroantha	[66]
17	2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone	C₁₆H₁₄O₅	286.08 g/moL	O. chitralicum	[67]
18	7,4’-dihydroxy-3’-methoxyisoflavone	C₁₆H₁₂O₅	284.07 g/moL	O. chitralicum	[67]
19	Ehretiquinone ((1R,9R,10S)-6-hydroxy-16-methyl-10-[(1E)-3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl]-2-oxatetracyclo[7.5.3.0^1,10.0^3,8]heptadeca-3(8),4,6,12,16-pentaene-11,14-dione)	C₂₂H₂₀O₄	348.14 g/moL	O. bracteatum	[68]

Declarations

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the University Grants Commission (UGC)-Basic Scientific Research (BSR) for providing necessary facilities.

Author contributions

Writing—original draft: AK, SA, Sandeep K and Satwinderjeet K. Writing—review & editing: AK, SA, Sandeep K, Satwinderjeet K, HST, RVS, AKS and MK.

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