ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS FROM THE LEAVES OF MALLOTUS TETRACOCCUS (ROXB.) KURZ, BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY – MASS SPECTROMETRY
AbstractMallotus tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz. is found in Western Ghats of India. Mallotus tetracoccus is one of the medicinally important plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, commonly known as “vatta kanni” in Tamil. In the present study the ethanolic extract of Mallotus tetracoccus has been subjected to GC-MS analysis. The major chemical constituents are Bis (2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (46.78%), 3-methyl-2-(2-oxypropyl) furan (13.31%), E-8-methyl-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (6.63%), Octadecanoic acid, 2-oxo (4.46%) and Longiborneol (2.39%). Thus the extract of Mallotus tetracoccus was characterized by substantial levels of diesters (50%), alcohols (15%), alkanes (3%), sesquiterpenes (5%), terpenoids (13%), fattyacid (5%) and sugars (2.6%). The presence of some of these constituents in the plant extract provides the scientific evidences for the antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective properties of the plant
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S. Ramalakshmi and K. Muthuchelian*
Department of Bioenergy, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
22 February, 2011
11 April, 2011
05 May, 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.2(6).1449-54
01 June, 2011
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