Heat-Accelerated Degradation of Solid-State Andrographolide.

Accession number;03A0040952
Title;Heat-Accelerated Degradation of Solid-State Andrographolide.
Author; L LOMLIM (Prince Of Songkla Univ., Songkhla, Tha) JIRAYUPONG N (Prince Of Songkla Univ., Songkhla, Tha) PLUBRUKARN A (Prince Of Songkla Univ., Songkhla, Tha)
Journal Title;Chem Pharm Bull
Journal Code:G0504A
ISSN:0009-2363
VOL.51;NO.1;PAGE.24-26(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, REF.13
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;The stability of andrographolide, the major active diterpene lactone from Andrographis paniculata (BURM. f.) WALL. ex NEES., was determined to show that, while crystalline andrographolide was highly stable even at 70 .DEG.C. (75% relative humidity) over a period of 3 months, its amorphous phase degraded promptly. Heat-accelerated conditions revealed second-order kinetics of the decomposition with the rate constant at 25 .DEG.C. (k25.DEG.C.) predicted from the Arrhenius plot of 3.8*10-6 d-1. The major decomposed product under elevated temperature (70 .DEG.C., 75% relative humidity) is 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide. (author abst.)
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