Gas chromatography – mass spectroscopic analysis of stem of achras sapota.

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.