Phytochemical composition of thevetia peruviana leaves

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Chemistry Dept., Fac. of Sci., Mansoura Univ., Mansoura-35516, Egypt.

2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza-12618, Egypt

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of Thevetia peruviana leaves has resulted in isolation and identification of 12β-hydroxy-4,16-pregnadien-3,20-dione, using several chromatographic and spectral techniques, beside identification of thirty-seven volatile constituents of a biological interests from the pet. ether and the methylene chloride extracts using GC/MS analysis. The volatile constituents belonging to different classes, acetogenins (fat derivatives), terpenes, shikimates (phenolic constituents) and pregnanes.

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