Sixteen phenolic compounds, scopoletin (1), isoliquiritigenin 4-methyl ether (2), luteolin 5,3-dimethyl ether (3), luteolin 7,3-dimethyl ether (4), aureusidin 4-methyl ether (5), apigenin (6), luteolin (7), trans- ferulic acid (8), luteolin 4-O--D-glucopyranoside (9), luteolin 7-O--D-glucopyranoside (10), quercetin 3-O--D-glucopyranoside (11), apigenin 7-O-neohesperidoside (12), kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (13), quercetin 3-O-rutinoside (14), kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-xylopyranosyl-6-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl]--D-glucopyranoside (15) and kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-glucopyranosyl-6-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl]--D-glucopyranoside (16) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the inflorescences of Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. for the first time. Their structures have been established on basis of physical, chemical and spectroscopic methods in addition to comparison with literature data and/or authentic samples. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities in addition to -amylase inhibitory activity of the isolated compounds have been studied.
Research Department	
              
          Research Journal	
              Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences 
          Research Publisher	
              Assiut University
          Research Rank	
              2
          Research Vol	
              29 (1)
          Research Year	
              2006
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