Open AccessIdentification of Compounds in Elaeis guineensis Fruits using GC-MS
Author(s) -
Emmanuel Eimiomodebheki Odion,
R. O. Ogboru,
Mike Oshor Ighene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the dhaka university journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1816-1839
pISSN - 1816-1820
DOI - 10.3329/dujps.v19i2.50631
Subject(s) - elaeis guineensis , oleic acid , chemistry , dichloromethane , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , fatty acid , food science , traditional medicine , botany , biochemistry , biology , palm oil , chromatography , medicine , solvent , mass spectrometry
The aim of this study was to identify the chemical constituents of Elaeis guineensis (EG) using GCMS. EG fruits were purchased from a local market in Edo state and was identified, cleaned, boiled and extracted. The resultant crude extract was strained through filter paper and partitioned into n-hexane, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate before subjected to GC-MS analysis. Eighty-two (82) compounds were identified and the major components are hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester (10.53%), oleic acid (25.92%). n-hexadecanoic acid (31.41%), cis-vaccenic acid (22.82%) and octadecanoic acid (13.16%). Plants fatty acids are important for growth and defence mechanism against pathogen, possess antimicrobial action, implicated in pathway elucidation and stimulation of resistance mechanism in plants. Long chain fatty acids exert their effect on membrane phospholipids by modifying its composition and potentially interfering with synthesis of lipid signalling molecules. Identification of EG fruits have provided an idea of its chemical composition of the extract of E. guineensis.
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 19(2): 153-159, 2020 (December)