Open AccessAnalysis of Bioactive Chemical Compounds of Leaves Extracts from Tamarindus indica Using FT-IR and GC-MS Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Mansour Abdulnabi H. Mehdi,
Abdul-hakim M. A. Al Alawi,
Ahmed Zain A. Thabet,
Fadel Y. S. Alarabi,
Gozif Mohammed N. Omar,
Vidya Pradhan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of research in biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-0516
DOI - 10.9734/ajrb/2021/v8i130171
Subject(s) - chemistry , phytochemical , alcohol , oleic acid , palmitic acid , ethanol , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , mass spectrometry , chromatography , fatty acid , biochemistry
Tamarindus indica is one of the medicinal plants used in the treatment of various diseases traditionally.
Aims: This study was conducted to identify the phytochemical constituents of T. indica leaf extracts. Methods: Using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identification of bioactive compounds in extracts of T. indica.
Results: The FT-IR spectrum confirmed the presence of alcohol group, alkene group, amine group, carbonates, ethers, carboxylic acid and disulfides in both extracts.
A total of 22 and 38 bioactive phytochemical compounds were identified in the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of T. indica, respectively. The major bioactive compounds of the ethanolic extract of T. indica leaves were cis-Vaccenic acid, trans-13-Octadecenoic acid, Oleic Acid, Octadecanoic acid, Octadecanoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) ethyl ester, Eicosanoic acid and Eicosane, 1-Iodo-2-methylundecane, 10-Methylnonadecane. While the major bioactive compounds of the aqueous extract were 3-O-Methyl-d-glucose, Myo-Inositol, 4C-methyl-, Myo-Inositol, 2-C-methyl-, Propane, 2,2-dimethoxy-, 1,3-Dioxolane, Ethanol, 2-(1-methylethoxy)-, and 2-Pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-, 2-Hexanol, 2-methyl-, Ethanamine, N-methyl.