Research Article

Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activities of Plumericin, an Iridoid Isolated from Momordica charantia Vine

Table 1

Yields of M. charantia vine extracts from Soxhlet apparatus and SFE.

Extract (weight of dry sample)Weight (g)% yield (g/100 g)

Soxhlet (100 g)8.558.55
SFE-I, S2 (3,000 g)11.580.39
SFE-I, S3 (3,000 g)2.130.07
SFE-II, S2 (3,000 g)22.250.74
SFE-II, S3 (3,000 g)1.210.04

Supercritical fluid extract with ethyl acetate cosolvent (SFE-I), Supercritical fluid extract with ethanol cosolvent (SFE-II).