Open AccessIsolation of umbelliferone from leaves of Conocarpus erectus L. cultivated in Iraq
Author(s) -
Tahany Amir Tawfeeq,
Ghaith Ali Jasim,
Abdulmutalib A. Nasser
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v20i4.778
Subject(s) - umbelliferone , combretaceae , botany , chemistry , tannin , coumarin , traditional medicine , ethyl acetate , biology , chromatography , medicine
Conocarpus erectus L. is a perennial, evergreen shrub belonging to Combretaceae family. In this study we investigate the phytoconstituents in the leaves of C.erectus. Preliminary tests of alcoholic extract proved the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, saponin, terpens,
tannin and absence of alkaloids. Umbelliferone was detected in the ethyl acetate fraction of the extracted plant by TLC and isolated as a light yellowish powder by preparative TLC. Identification of it was done by HPLC, HPTLC and chemical structure elucidated by IR and UV.