The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 15 No 1 (2011): 22 – 26

 

 

 

ISOLATION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS FROM RHIZOMES OF ETLINGERA SPHAEROCEPHALA VAR. GRANDIFLORA

 

M.A.A. Yahya¹, W.A. Yaacob^1* and I. Nazlina²

 

¹School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology,

²School of Bioscience and Biotechnology,

Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,

43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

*Corresponding author: wanyaa@ukm.my

 

 

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation was conducted on the rhizomes of Etlingera sphaerocephala var. grandiflora  (Zingiberaceae). Steroids of β-sitosterol and stigmasterol, together with a phenolic compound of paeonol were isolated using several chromatographic means. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic (IR, MS, NMR) data analysis and by comparison of the data obtained with those of the literature.

 

Keywords: Zingiberaceae, Etlingera sphaerocephala var. grandiflora, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, paeonol, NMR

 

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