GC-MS analysis of the bioactive phytoconstituents of various organic crude extracts from the seed kernels of Manilkara bidentata (balata) collected in Trinidad,W.I. |
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| Authors: | Yomica L Powder-George Faisal K Mohammed |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobagopyomica@hotmail.com;3. Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Abstract: | The present study reports the first phytochemical investigation of the seed kernels of Manilkara bidentata (Balata) harvested in Trinidad, W.I. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and methanol extracts showed a total of 39 components. 2,6,10,14,18-pentamethyl-2,6,10,14,18-eicosapentaene (74.93%), 9-octadecenoic acid, (Z)- 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester (79.98%), (Z)-ethyl oleate (92.75%), Z,E-2-methyl-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol (80.51%) and 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxyaldehyde (50.32%) were the major constituents identified in the n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and methanol extracts, respectively. The extracts showed the presence of several bioactive components and provides reference data for further research of its active constituents. |
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| Keywords: | Manilkara bidentata Sapotaceae balata seed kernel extracts GC-MS bioactive phytochemicals Trinidad |
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