Phytochemical Investigation of Root Extract of the Plant Carissa carandas Linn

From the petroleum ether extract of the roots of Carissa carandas Linn. (Apocynaceae), three compounds namely lupeol, β-sitosterol, 16β-hydroxybetulinic acid and from the chloroform extract two compounds namely α-amyrin and β-sitosterol glycoside have been isolated by column chromatography. Their structures were characterized by m.p., IR, ¹HNMR, ¹³CNMR and MS spectral data. However, the compounds lupeol, 16β-hydroxybetulinic acid and α-amyrin were reported for the first time from the roots of this plant.