Isolation and Identification of Chemical Constituents from Hydro-Ethanol extract of Terminalia schimperiana Root by TLC and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Awotunde O. Samson, Adewoye O. Solomon
ABSTRACT
In this study, identification and isolation of the chemical compositions of hydro-ethanol extract of Terminalia schimperiana root by TLC and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was carried out. The powder sample was extracted with ethanol and water by cold maceration, the ethanol was evaporated from the extract using rotary evaporator to obtain semi solid masses and dried. Qualitative analyses of hydro-Ethanol extract of Terminalia schimperiana by using GC- MS showed the presence of compounds like n-Hexadecanoic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester, 9,12-Octadecanoic acid (Z,Z), Ethyl 9.Cis.,11.trans-Octadecadienoate and Tris (cyclopentadienyl-cobalt)-hexapropenylbenzene. The compounds detected might be responsible for the reported therapeutic activities of the plant extract.
