Characterization of Landolphia dulcis Ethanol Extract by Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry Analysis
I.E. Otuokere, F.J. Amaku, K.K. Igwe, C.A. Bosah
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Abstract— Landolphia dulcis is a flowering plant in the family Apolynaceae. It is a stout woody perennial climbing shrub that grows up to 10 metres. Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis was carried out on the ethanol leave extract of Landolphia dulcis. The gas chromatogram showed the presence of nine compounds. The molecular mass of the compound were established based on the molecular ion in the mass spectra. The compounds were proposed based on comparison with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) database. The suggested compounds are furan-2-ylmethanol (0.63%), 2-ethyl-2-hexen-1-al (0.61%), 7-oxooctanoic acid (61.18%), methyl 14-methylpentadecanoate (2.26%), hexadecanoic acid (5.20%), hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester(2.76%), 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, methyl ester (9.66%), niacin (13.84%) and 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol (3.86). This study therefore justifies the traditional use of the Landolphia dulcis in the treatment of diseases.
Keywords— Bioactivity, ethanol, extract, gas chromatography, Landolphia dulcis, mass spectrometry PDF