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Spectral Determination of Components Isolated from the Root of Ximenia Americana Linn

1Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Bayero University, P.M.B. 3011, Kano, Nigeria


World Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015, Vol. 3 No. 1, 12-15
DOI: 10.12691/wjoc-3-1-3
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OUMAR A. ADOUM. Spectral Determination of Components Isolated from the Root of Ximenia Americana Linn. World Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015; 3(1):12-15. doi: 10.12691/wjoc-3-1-3.

Correspondence to: OUMAR  A. ADOUM, Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Bayero University, P.M.B. 3011, Kano, Nigeria. Email: adoum01@yahoo.com

Abstract

One steroid, β-sitosterol (I), and two carboxylic fatty acids stearic (2), and trans-4-octadecenoic (3) acids were isolated from the roots of Ximenia americana Linn. (Olacaceae). Trans-l4-octadecenoic acid exhibited in-vitro cytotoxicity against brine shrimp larvae of Artemia salina (LC50 = 79.µg/ml). Compounds 1 and 2 showed no activity in brine shrimp lethality test (LC50> 1000µg/ml). 1H and 13C NMR, IR and MS, spectroscopy have been used jointly to determine the conformation of the three compounds.

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