International Journal of Applied Chemistry

  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Isolation and characterization of (−)-Jasmonic acid from corn kernels

  • Author:
  • Ahmed Malkawi
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 15 to 21

Department of Chemistry, Northwest Missouri State University, 800, University Drive, Maryville, MO, 64468, U.S.A

Abstract

(−)-Jasmonic acid, (3R, 7R)-2-[2-(Z)-pentenyl]-3-oxocyclopentylacetic acid was isolated and characterized from corn kernels of Zea mays L. Combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, optical rotation and infrared spectroscopy were used to establish its identity.

Keywords

Jasmonic acid, corn kernel, natural product, mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy