Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis and Antifungal Potentiating Activity of Extracts from Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) against Cryptococcus neoformans Clinical Isolates

Table 1

Phytochemical screening of leaf, seed, and bark extracts of E. japonica.
ExtractsExtraction yield (%)Phytoconstituents
AlkAthcAthqFlavPhePpheSapTanStdTri
HeS2.84−−−+++−+++
ChS0.38−−−+++−+++
EaS0.53−+++++−−−+
MeS6.68−+−+++−+−+
HeL4.52−−−+++−+++
ChL2.28−−−+++−+++
EaL1.79+−−+++−+++
MeL8.5−+−+++++−+
HeB4.41+−−+++−+++
ChB0.79−−−+++−+++
EaB2.31−+++++−−++
MeB5.94−++++++−−+
+, presence; −, absence; Alk, alkaloids; Athc, anthocyanins; Athq, anthraquinones; Flav, flavonoids; Phe, phenols; Pphe, polyphenols; Sap, saponins; Tan, tannins; Std, steroids; Tri, triterpenoids; HeS, hexane extract of seeds; ChS, chloroform extract of seeds; EaS, ethyl acetate extract of seeds; MeS, methanol extract of seeds; HeL, hexane extract of leaves; ChL, chloroform extract of leaves; EaL, ethyl acetate extract of leaves; MeL, methanol extract of leaves; HeB, hexane extract of bark; ChB, chloroform extract of bark; EaB, ethyl acetate extract of bark; MeB, methanol extract of bark.