Aromatic plants of Kenya IV: volatile and some non-volatile constituents of the stem bark of synadenium compactum N.E. Br. Var. Compactum
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Date
1999Author
Mwangi, Julius W
Thoithi, Grace N
Addaeh-Mensah, Ivan
Achenbach, Hans
Lwande, Wilber
Hassanali, Ahmed
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The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the stem-bark of Synadenium compactum N.E. Dr. var, compactum (0.2 %) was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Fifty five compound constituting about 89.9 % of the oil were separated from the oil and many of them were identified. The .major constituents were a- and b~selinene (29.6 % and 19.3 %. respectively). The petroleum spirit extract of the stem bark yielded friedelinol, epifriedelinol and friedelin.
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East and Central African Journal of pharmaceutica sciences, Vol. 2 No. I, 1999Publisher
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi University of Ghana, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy. University of Erlangen, The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Subject
Synadenium campactumEssential oil
A and B-selinene
Friedelinol
Epifriedelinol and Friedelin
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]