Constituents and biological effects of Reseda lutea and Reseda odorata grown in Iraq

Abstract

The current review revealed that Reseda lutea contained alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, anthocyanin, glucosides and tannins, and possessed antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, antiproliferative and antioxidant effects. While, Reseda odorata contained essential oil, phenylethyl mustard oil, luteolin glucoside, luteoloside, amino acids, 2(S),4(R)-4-(β-d-galactopyranosyloxy)-4-isobutylglutamic,O-(α-l-rhamnopyranosyloxy) benzylamine, O-hydroxybenzylamine, 2(S),2′(S)-N6-(2′-glutaryl)lysine (l-saccharopine) and 2(S)-2-aminoadipic acid. it exerted antiinflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and neuroprotective effects