title: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of various organic extracts of Merremia borneensis from Sabah.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the chemical composition of different extracts of Merremia borneensis (M. borneensis) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The dried leaves powder was extracted with methanol at room temperature by using Soxhlet extractor. Methanol crude extracts of M. borneensis were extrastel with hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and butanol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Qualitative analyses of various organic crude extracts showed that majority of these are flavonoids, terpeniods, alkaloids and glycosides. Most of the identified compounds by GC-MS are biologically important. Further the M. borneensis leaf possesses certain characteristics that can be ascribed to cultivation on a domestic plantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The suitable extracts for respective compounds can be chosen on the basis of above GC-MS analysis. All the major compounds from different extracts are biologically active molecules. Thus the identification of a good number of compounds from various extracts M. borneensis might have some ecological significance.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kotakinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. dramzadh@gmail.com
authors.forename: M Amzad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Muhammad Dawood
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Mahyar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakari
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000032:analysis; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000032:analysis; D027722:Convolvulaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000032:analysis*; D008296:Malaysia; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D006027:Glycosides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents