BACKGROUND Datura (family- Solanaceae), has a long history of being used as herbal medicine. These medicinal effects have been attributed to the phytochemicals present in the plant leaves and seeds, in particular alkaloids, flavonoids and phenolic compounds. The objective of this study was to investigate the methanolic leaf and seed extracts of Datura innoxia (DLP-I & DSP-I) and Datura metel (D...

Aqueous leaf extract of four different species of Datura viz. D.stramonium L., D. innoxia Mill.Gard, D. metal L. and D. ferox L. Amoen were tested for their antifungal activity against phytopathogenic molds in terms of mycelial growth of Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum causing early blight of tomato and wilt of pigeonpea respectively. The extract of Datura sp. at 5, 10, 15 a...

The alkaloid spectra of Datura innoxia plants grown in Egypt and Bulgaria were investigated by GC-MS. Thirty-eight alkaloids were detected in the roots, leaves and fruits of the plants. Five new alkaloids for D. innoxia are reported. Alkaloid spectra of Egyptian and Bulgarian plants differ significantly in respect to their alkaloid composition and main alkaloids accumulated in the plant organs.

background and objectives: datura innoxiamilleris one of the two species of datura (solanaceae) which grow in iran. there are many reports of the biological activities of datura and in the present study the ability of datura innoxia for inhibiting angiogenesis was evaluated. methods: the methanol extract and petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol fractions of datura innoxia flowers were obtai...

Influence of different Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains on hairy roots induction and secondary metabolites production in Datura innoxia Mill.

Background and objectives: Datura innoxiaMilleris one of the two species of Datura (Solanaceae) which grow in Iran. There are many reports of the biological activities of Datura and in the present study the ability of Datura innoxia for inhibiting angiogenesis was evaluated. Methods: The methanol extract and petroleum ether, ...

in journal: 1, László I., Szoke É. and Tyihák E. (1998) Effect of Magnesium on the Methylation of Alkaloids in Datura innoxia Mill. Tissue Cultures. Magnesium Research, 11, 236-237.

Hairy root culture plays an important role in investigation of alkaloid production in culture in vitro. The complexity of scientific work and the production capacity limitations associated with whole plant systems and unorganized cells can be overcome using culture of hairy roots. This paper presents an example of a strategy to produce secondary metabolites from plants, in which we investigated...

Hyoscyamine (atropine) and scopolamine are the predominant tropane alkaloids in the Datura genus, occurring in all plant organs. The assessment of the alkaloid content of various plant parts is essential from the viewpoint of medical use, but also as a potential risk of toxicity for humans and animals. Therefore, a reliable method for the determination of tropane alkaloid content is of high imp...