Open AccessGAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS OF ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM L.: A TRADITIONAL PLANT OF INDIA
Author(s) -
Raj Kumar Tiwari,
Udayabanu Malairaman,
Silpi Chanda
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18674
Subject(s) - chemistry , verbenaceae , mass spectrometry , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , chromatography , gas chromatography , essential oil , alkane , chemical composition , hexane , organic chemistry , botany , hydrocarbon , biology
Objective: Clerodendrum serratum (L.) belonging to family Verbenaceae, commonly known as Bharangi, is a popular plant across various communities of India. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a unique technique to prospect various volatile principles and semivolatile compounds.Materials and Methods: The phytoconstituents present in the root of n-hexane extract were evaluated by GC-MS using Clarus 500 mass spectrometer.Results and Discussions: A total of 15 constituents were identified and characterized from the roots of C. serratum L. All the 15 compounds were tabulated with their retention time, percentage peak area, molecular formula, molecular weight, and Chemical Abstracts Service number. Out of all the compounds, 60% comprises the oxygenated compounds. Compound hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, and benzene, 1,3-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) showed highest percentage about 6.5 and 74.9, respectively.Conclusion: This study showed the presence of 15 compounds ranging from alkane, alkene as longest chain along with ester, aromatic and nonaromatic hydrocarbons.