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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-162133
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to analyze the active constituents present in the stem of Achras sapota (Sapotaceae). Seventeen compounds in ethanolic extract were identified by Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis.n-Hexadecanoic acid (27.03 %), Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-(20.89%), 9, 12, 15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z, Z, Z)-(9.71%) and 2-Furancarboxaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-(8.55%) were the major constituents of ethanolic extract. This is the first report of identification of active constituents from the stem of Achras sapota by GC-MS.