Novel Compounds from Homalium letestui (Flacourtiaceae)

Authors

  • B. N. Ita
  • R. I. Ngochindo

Abstract

Homalium letestui is used traditionally in Nigeria as a medicinal plant. N-(2-Isobutyl-5-isopropyl-8,9-dimethyldec-6-enyl)propionamide, I (ringonamide), and 4-(cyclohex-3-enyl)-3-hydroxy-6-isopropyl-8-methylnonanoic acid, II (banitoic acid) have been isolated from the methanol extracts of Homalium letestui. Their structures were elucidated by spectrometric techniques including Electrospray Ionisation Time-of–Flight Mass Spectroscopy (ESI-ToF-MS), UV, IR, 1H, 13C, and 2D NMR experiments. The isolated compounds exhibited moderate antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.Keywords: Homalium letestui, fractionation, structure determination, bioassay.

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2019-03-30

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Ita, B. N., & Ngochindo, R. I. (2019). Novel Compounds from Homalium letestui (Flacourtiaceae). Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria, 44(2). Retrieved from https://www.journals.chemsociety.org.ng/index.php/jcsn/article/view/282

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2019): JCSN

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