Characterisation and Identification of Taraxerol and Taraxer-14-en-3-one from Jatropha tanjorensis (Ellis and Saroja) Leaves

Terpeniods from Jatropha tanjorensis

Authors

  • Sunday Olusegun Oladoye Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
  • Ezekiel Temidayo Ayodele
  • Misbaudeen Abdul- Hammed
  • Olajumoke Tolulope Idowu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.PHYS.SCI.58.1.2015.46.50

Keywords:

Jatropha tanjorensis, taraxerol, taraxer-14-en-3-one, chromatography

Abstract

Jatropha tanjorensis leaves were collected, air dried and pulverised. The pulverised sample was extracted with solvents (n-hexane, ethylacetate and ethanol) of varying polarity to obtain the crude extracts.
Repeated column and thin layer chromatographic separation of the crude extracts afforded two compounds which were characterised by their IR, MS, 1H and 13C-NMR spectral data. Comparison of the data with
literature confirmed the compounds to be taraxerol and taraxer-14-en-3-one. 

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Published

2015-04-27

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 1 (2015): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences

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