Aromatic Plants of Kenya IV: Volatile and Some Non-Volatile Constituents of the Stem Bark of Synadenium Compactum N.E. Br. Var. Compactum

  • J W Mwangi Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya
  • G N Thoithi Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya
  • I Addae-Mensah University of Ghana, P.O. Box 25, Legon, Ghana
  • H Achenbach Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Erlangen, D-8520, Erlangen, Germany
  • W Lwande The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
  • A Hassanali The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Keywords: Synadenium compactum, essential oil, a- and J3-selinene, friedelinol, epifriedelinol and friedelin.

Abstract

The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the stem-bark of Synadenium compactum N.E. Br. var. compactum (0.2 %) was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Fifty five compounds constituting about 89.9 % of the oil were separated from the oil and many of them were identified. The ,major constituents were a-- and p-selinene (29.6 % and 19.3 %, respectively). The petroleum spirit extract of the stem bark yielded friedelinol, epifriedelinol and friedelin.

Published
2020-07-09
How to Cite
Mwangi, J., Thoithi, G., Addae-Mensah, I., Achenbach, H., Lwande, W., & Hassanali, A. (2020). Aromatic Plants of Kenya IV: Volatile and Some Non-Volatile Constituents of the Stem Bark of Synadenium Compactum N.E. Br. Var. Compactum. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(1), 5-7. Retrieved from https://uonjournals.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/ecajps/article/view/498
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (1999): January-April 1999
Section
Articles