Phytochemical Analysis Of Avicennia Officinalis Of Krishna Estuary

Phytochemical investigation on the aerial roots of Avicennia officinalis of Krishna estuary, India resulted in the isolation ofthree pentacyclic triterpenoids, betulin aldehyde (1), betulinic acid ( 2) and betulin ( 3). These are characterized byphysical and spectral data. All are known compounds but we are reporting first time from the Krishna estuary species.Compound ( 2) was also possess Cytotoxicity