GC-MS Analyses of N-Hexane Extract and Fatty Acids Content in Clerodendrum splendens (Glory Flower) Leaf
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The fatty acids contents of the leaves of Clerodendrum splendens were analyzed using Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrophotometer (GC-MS).Fatty acids identified in leaf sample accounted for the ratio of ω-6:ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids present as approximately 2:1 and Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid as having the highest percentage (41.65%)with Capric acid having the lowest percentage (0.0021%).Other fatty acids present as revealed by analysis of n-hexane extract of C. splendens are Palmitic (29.33%),Linolenic (16.96%),Oleic (5.03%) and Stearic (3.65%) acids in significant amounts.The study showed that Clerodendrum splendens n-hexane extracts could yield polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), the presence of essential fatty acids (EFA) and high omega-6 content in the leaf extract have validated the importance of C. splendens in the diet, thus establishing it as pharmaceutically relevant medicinal plant.
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2461899044