Identification of chemical compounds from the leaves of Leea indica.
Twenty-three known chemical compounds were identified in the leaves of Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. (Leeaceae) by GC-MS analysis, spectroscopic techniques and co-TLC with authentic samples. The identified compounds include eleven hydrocarbons, phthalic acid, palmitic acid, 1-eicosanol, solanesol, farnesol, three phthalic acid esters, gallic acid, lupeol, beta-sitosterol and ursolic acid. Gallic acid was isolated as n-butyl gallate and identified by co-TLC. This seems to be the first report of the presence of gallic acid in the leaves of L. indica.
Srinivasan
Govindarajapuram Varadarajan
GV
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala-673 635, India.
Ranjith
Choorikkat
C
Vijayan
Kochukaratu Krishnan
KK
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D027844:Vitaceae / Q000737:chemistry
D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D005707:Gallic Acid; C015048:n-butyl gallate