Phytochemical studies on some aloe species of the saponariae group.
Abstract
The taxa Aloe with its more than 350 species are
widely distributed in Tropical Africa. They have found
wide recognition for their cosmetic and medicinal
uses. The taxonomic irregularities and the inadequacy
of phytochemical information in many of these plants
have attracted our attention.
During our phytochemical survey of the Saponariae
group of Aloe, using chromatographic techniques more
than twenty distinct compounds were detected. Eight of
these were isolated from the subterranean stems of
Aloe graminicola. The compounds isolated were found to
be mainly anthraquinones. One of these was isolated
for the first time in nature and the name aloegramonol
Publisher
School of Biological Sciences
Description
Master of Science