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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 The intracellular melanogenesis activity and cell viability of extracts (100 μg/ml) from Sudanese medicinal plants

From: Screening for melanogenesis-controlled agents using Sudanese medicinal plants and identification of active compounds in the methanol extract of Terminalia brownii bark

No.

Scientific name

Family

Used part

Voucher specimen

Extract

Yield (%)

Intracellular melanogenesis activity (%)

Cell viability (%)

1

Parkinsonia aculeata L.

Fabaceae

Leaves

SD-SH-02

M

43.2

116

121

2

    

E

8.12

89

75

3

Abrus precatorius L.

 

Seeds

SD-OD-22

M

16.8

104

103

4

    

E

6.80

120

88

5

Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

 

Seeds

SD-OD-44

M

17.9

116

111

6

    

E

8.55

67

85

7

Ambrosia maritima L.

Asteraceae

Arial parts

SD-SH-03

M

16.3

97

109

8

    

E

4.18

118

91

9

Vernonia amygdalina Del.

 

Leaves

SD-MAPI-19

M

31.1

103

108

10

    

E

13.4

102

126

11

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.

Aristolochiaceae

Arial parts

SD-SH-04

M

36.8

106

109

12

    

E

11.8

101

82

13

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Cucurbitaceae

Dry fruit

SD-OD-05

M

34.5

113

95

14

    

E

12.0

93

77

15

Ziziphus spinachristi (L.) Desf.

Rhamnaceae

Fruits

SD-SH-06

M

48.8

97

110

16

    

E

6.89

117

102

17

  

Bark

 

M

36.8

110

89

18

    

E

5.54

139

95

19

  

Leaves

 

M

47.1

100

124

20

    

E

9.23

124

109

21

Lawsonia inermis L.

Lythraceae

Leaves

SD-SH-07

M

39.6

114

109

22

    

E

6.20

111

95

23

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Moringaceae

Leaves

SD-SH-08

M

20.3

91

109

24

    

E

12.0

81

77

25

Salvadora persica L.

Salvadoraceae

Leaves

SD-SH-09

M

36.5

102

122

26

    

E

5.76

68

77

27

  

Stems

 

M

18.4

99

103

28

    

E

5.17

77

79

29

Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge

Tamaricaceae

Stems

SD-OD-10

M

40.5

105

86

30

    

E

12.2

89

78

31

Calotropis procera

Asclepiadaceae

Leaves

SD-SH-11

M

26.9

109

121

32

    

E

14.0

93

89

33

Solenostemma argel Hayne

 

Leaves

SD-SH-23

M

37.2

105

104

34

    

E

13.5

109

104

35

Xanthium brasilicum W.

Compositae

Leaves

SD-SH-12

M

23.4

207

7

36

    

E

9.70

71

61

37

Lepidium sativum L.

Cruciferae

Seeds

SD-MAPI-13

M

37.4

87

103

38

    

E

3.69

79

72

39

Ammi visnaga L.

Umbelliferae

Fruits

SD-OD-38

M

20.0

122

85

40

    

E

13.8

97

97

41

Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss.

Meliaceae

Bark

SD-SH-14

M

62.1

122

101

42

    

E

5.75

101

71

43

Balanites aegyptiaca (L). Del.

Balanitaceae

Leaves

SD-SH-15

M

25.5

98

110

44

    

E

19.0

101

124

45

  

Bark

 

M

40.7

163

50

46

    

E

3.61

115

111

47

  

Fruits

 

M

74.4

86

91

48

    

E

6.45

106

74

49

  

Wood

 

M

5.64

41

65

50

    

E

3.15

30

13

51

Carum carvi L.

Apiaceae

Fruits

SD-OD-47

M

29.4

108

99

52

    

E

12.6

92

120

53

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Malvaceae

Flowers

SD-SH-48

M

58.4

100

94

54

    

E

27.5

97

117

55

Abutilon pannosum (Forst.f.) Schlecht.

 

Leaves

SD-SH-43

M

16.1

126

113

56

    

E

9.45

120

101

57

Terminalia brownii Fres.

Combretaceae

Bark

SD-GF-02

M

43.0

211

89

58

    

E

4.46

129

87

59

  

Wood

 

M

12.5

102

85

60

    

E

1.85

103

77

61

Combretum hartmannianum (Schweinf.)

 

Bark

SD-KH-04

M

21.9

129

89

62

    

E

4.88

105

87

63

  

Wood

 

M

4.68

82

77

64

    

E

1.86

106

100

65

Terminalia laxiflora Engl. & Diels

 

Wood

SD-KH-03

M

14.3

104

10

66

    

E

2.04

79

63

67

Guiera senegalensis J. F. Gmel

 

Leaves

SD-OD-40

M

26.2

179

9

68

    

E

12.7

112

94

69

Acacia seyal var seyal Del.

Mimosaceae

Bark

SD-GF-05

M

32.9

115

90

70

    

E

6.44

113

86

71

  

Wood

 

M

2.52

105

78

72

    

E

2.17

93

74

73

Acacia seyal var fistula (Schweinf.)

 

Bark

SD-GF-06

M

27.1

118

95

74

    

E

6.88

93

86

75

  

Wood

 

M

8.54

115

96

76

    

E

2.74

92

85

77

Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne

 

Bark

SD-KH-07

M

5.70

114

85

78

    

E

2.30

120

111

79

  

Wood

 

M

5.70

106

103

80

    

E

6.53

96

90

81

Acacia nilotica (L.)

 

Pods

SD-OD-01

M

70.5

126

90

82

    

E

6.15

113

102

83

  

Bark

 

M

23.8

138

99

84

    

E

5.42

98

86

85

Haplophyllum tuberculatum Forsk

Rutaceae

Aerial part

SD-WR-32

M

17.2

187

7

86

    

E

8.75

85

6

87

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

Bignoniaceae

Fruits

SD-SH-21

M

26.2

97

83

88

    

E

8.65

125

99

89

Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart.

Palmae

Fruits

SD-OD-41

M

52.9

109

95

90

    

E

14.4

116

98

91

Moringa oblongifolia (Frossk.) A. Rich

Capparidaceae

Stems

SD-SH-45

M

10.7

115

115

92

    

E

4.20

110

98

93

Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.

 

Stems

SD-SH-17

M

15.9

109

121

94

    

E

4.13

94

117

95

Polygonum glabrum Willd.

Polygonaceae

Leaves

SD-SH-A-03

M

33.7

115

6

96

    

E

8.18

105

102

97

Fagonia cretica L.

Zygophyllaceae

Aerial part

SD-SH-26

M

14.7

113

113

98

    

E

8.30

111

97

99

Nigella sativa L.

Ranunculaceae

Seeds

SD-OD-16

M

19.3

91

107

100

    

E

7.00

110

122

101

Solanum dubium Fresen

Solanaceae

Fruits

SD-SH-34

M

37.2

94

93

102

    

E

10.9

96

97

103

Grewia tenax (Forsk)

Tiliaceae

Fruits

SD-OD-42

M

69.9

116

99

104

    

E

8.46

108

95

  1. Intracellular melanogenesis activities and cell viabilities are expressed as means (n = 2)
  2. M methanol extract, E 50 % ethanol/water extract