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

OUMAR A. ADOUM^1,

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

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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

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.

Keywords:
Ximenia americana β-sitosterol fatty acids Artemia salina brine shrimp

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