Chemical Investigation of Lipoidal Matter of Ficus craterostoma | ||
| Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Research | ||
| Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2017, Pages 150-154 PDF (519.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aprh.2017.3360 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amel Kamal* 1; Abdelrahman Ziada2; Randa Soliman1; Mohamed Selim2 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th October, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: This study aimed to investigate for the first time the lipoidal matter of Ficuscraterostoma Mildbr. & Burret family (Moraceae) growing in Egypt. Methods: The identification of saponifiable and unsaponifiable matter of Ficuscraterostomaleaves were carried out by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Results: Saponification of n-hexane extract of F. craterostoma leaves yielded 55% and 11% for unsaponifiable matter and fatty acids, respectively. The content of saturated fatty acids (66.09%) identified is higher than unsaturated fatty acids (22.23%); where palmitic acid (59.71%) and linolenic acid (11.59%) are the main saturated and unsaturated fatty acids identified, respectively. Hexacosane (29.36%) is the main hydrocarbon, while a cholesterol derivative (0.3%) is the only sterol identified. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ficus craterostoma; Hydrocarbons; fatty acids; GC/MS | ||
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