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Article Information:
Isolation of Steroids from Acetone Extract of Ficus iteophylla
I.A. Abdulmalik, M.I. Sule, A.M. Musa, A.H. Yaro, M.I. Abdullahi, M.F. Abdulkadir and H. Yusuf
Corresponding Author: Abdulmalik Ismail
Key words: Ficus iteophylla, 1: H- NMR, 13: C- NMR, DEPT, 3β-cholest-5-ene-3, 23diol, 24 ethyl cholest-5-ene-3β-ol Vol. 2 , (5): 270-272 |
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| 2011 September, 08 |
2011 September, 30 |
2011 November, 25 |
Two steroids were isolated from the leaves of Ficus iteophylla (Family: moraceae) a plant popularly
used in African traditional medicine to treat variety of illnesses. The leaf part of the plant was investigated
phytochemically using a standard procedure. Schematic fractionation of its ethanol extract by acetone and
methanol and subsequent column chromatography of the acetone fraction over silica gel G (60-120) mesh size
led to the isolation of 3β-cholest-5-ene-3, 23diol (1) and 24 ethyl cholest-5-ene- 3β-ol (2). The structure of
these two compounds was elucidated using 1H-NMR, 13C- NMR and DEPT analysis. To the best of our search
this is the first report on the isolation of these compounds from the leaves of Ficus iteophylla. |
Cite this Reference:
I.A. Abdulmalik, M.I. Sule, A.M. Musa, A.H. Yaro, M.I. Abdullahi, M.F. Abdulkadir and H. Yusuf, 2011. Isolation of Steroids from Acetone Extract of Ficus iteophylla.
British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2(5): 270-272. |
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ISSN (Online): 2044-2467
ISSN (Print): 2044-2459 |
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