Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Fatty Acids from Memecylon umbellatum (Burm.)

  • Author:
  • Himanshu Joshi1,, Arun B Joshi1, Hemlata Sati2, MP Gururaja1, Prajwal R Shetty1, EVS Subrahmanyam1, D Satyanaryana1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 178 to 180

1Dept. of Pharma. Chem., NGSM institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Paneer, Deralakatte, Mangalore –574160, India

2Department of Pharmacy, H.N.B Garhwal University. Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttaranchal

*Corresponding Author E-mail: visitjoshi@yahoo.com

Online published on 13 March, 2013.

Abstract

The n-hexane extract of the roots of Memecylon umbellatum yielded, octocosonoic acid, cerotic acid, ethyl palmitate, palmitic acid and butyric acid. The structural elucidation of the isolated compounds was based on spectral data (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectroscopy).

Keywords

Memecylon umbellatum, n-hexane extract, roots, fatty acids