PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF AMARANTHUS CHLOROSTACHYS GROWING IN EGYPT

Sarg, Taha; Abdel-Aziz, Ehsan; Salem, Salem; Ateya, Abdel-Monem; Zayed, Rawia

doi:10.21608/zjps.1993.188983

PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF AMARANTHUS CHLOROSTACHYS GROWING IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zagazig, Egypt.

² Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

³ DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY, FACULTY OF PHARMACY, UNIVERSITY OF ZAGAZIG, EGYPT

⁴ Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

10.21608/zjps.1993.188983

Abstract

Chromatographic study of the petroleum ether extract afforded : lupeol, lupeol acetate, α - spinasterol, long chain ester and long chain ketonic ester. The chloroformic extract gave α- spinasterol glucoside and B-sitosterol glucoside. From the ethyl acetate extract quercetin and rutin were isolated. In addition, two triterpenoidal saponin glycosides, choline and basic nitrogenous substance were isolated from the aqueous mother liquor. GC of the methylated fatty acids revealed the presence of 22 fatty acids.