Characterisation of Chemical Compounds from the Root and Leaf Extract of Abrus precatorius

Characterisation of chemical compounds from the Abrus precatorius

Authors

  • HENRY YUSUFU WAKAWA Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Science Modibbo Adama University Yola, Jimeta Adamawa State Nigeria http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-5680
  • FASIHUDDIN BADRUDDIN AHMAD Chemistry Program, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.5646.2023

Keywords:

5,7-Dimethoxyflavanone, Abrus precatorius, beta-eudesmol, hexadecanoic acid, squalene, xanthoxylin

Abstract

A total of five secondary metabolites were isolated and purified from dichloromethane root and leaf extracts of Abrus precatorius using different chromatographic methods. The structures were elucidated using different spectral data and were confirmed to be 5,7-Dimethoxyflavanone (1), Xanthoxylin (2), Hexadecanoic acid (3) successfully isolated from the root extract, and Beta-eudesmol (4) and Squalene (5) successfully isolated from the leaf extract. 5,7-Dimethoxyflavanone (1) and xanthoxylin (2) were reported for the first time from the root extract and this contributed to the pharmacological importance of A. precatorius.  

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Published

2023-12-25

How to Cite

HENRY YUSUFU WAKAWA, & FASIHUDDIN BADRUDDIN AHMAD. (2023). Characterisation of Chemical Compounds from the Root and Leaf Extract of Abrus precatorius: Characterisation of chemical compounds from the Abrus precatorius. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 13(2), 186–202. https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.5646.2023