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.
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala-673 635, India.
Govindarajapuram Varadarajan
GV
Srinivasan
Choorikkat
C
Ranjith
Kochukaratu Krishnan
KK
Vijayan
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