Chemical characterisation of bioactive compounds in Medicago sativa growing in the desert of Oman |
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| Authors: | Muhammad Asif Hanif Ahmed Yahya Al-Maskari Jamal Nasser Al-Sabahi Ibtisam Al-Hdhrami Muhammad Mumtaz Khan Ahlam Al-Azkawi |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan;2. Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;3. Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;4. Central Instrumental Laboratory, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;5. Central Analytical and Applied Research Facility, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman |
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| Abstract: | Medicago sativa Linn growing in Omani desert were chemically characterised using flame photometry, inductively coupled plasma, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis. HPLC analyses were performed to determine the phenolics and flavonoids present in M. sativa. The major compounds detected in M. sativa leaves were protchaechenic acid (3.22%), hydroxyl benzoic acid (1.05%), β-Phenyl caffate (0.97%) and kaempherol (0.89%). Pterostilbene, a cholesterol-lowering compound, was detected in M. sativa. |
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| Keywords: | Medicago sativa HPLC GC ICP analysis medical plant |
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