Phytochemical composition of the root extract of Ichthyothere terminalis from two geographical regiones in Colombia
The phytochemical analysis of two extracts from Ichthyothere terminalis root which were collected in the localities of Cumaral (Meta) and Abrego (Norte de Santander), Colombia is reported. Extracts were obtained with ethanol using distillation under reduced pressure and were characterized by qualita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Química |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rcolquim/article/view/61865 |
| Summary: | The phytochemical analysis of two extracts from Ichthyothere terminalis root which were collected in the localities of Cumaral (Meta) and Abrego (Norte de Santander), Colombia is reported. Extracts were obtained with ethanol using distillation under reduced pressure and were characterized by qualitative assays and by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometery (GC-MS). GC-MS analysis revealed differences in Ichthyothere terminalis compounds according to locality. Plants from Cumaral contain saponins, coumarins, and tannins, while those from Abrego contains tannins, alkaloids, coumarins and flavoniods. Plants from Abrego contain octadecadien-1-ol (53.5%), caryophyllene oxide (30.8%), hexadecanol (24.0%), trans-β-caryophyllene (13.6%), cycloisolongifolene (11.6%), germacrene D (6.0%), and 9-octadecen-1-ol (8.0%). Plants from Cumaral have citronellal (46.4%), p-cymene (6.4%), geraniol (5.0%), and citronellol (4.6%). Among the chemical compounds found, several have repellent properties, according to ethnobotanics reports from Amazonian Region. Further studies may determine the effectiveness as repellent of extracts from I. Terminalis root. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-2804 2357-3791 |