Comparative Evaluation of Volatile Constituents of the Ligarine Extracts from Different Parts of Ficus altissima

Abstract:

This study was designed to comparative evaluate the volatile constituents of bark, fruit, leaf, aerial root, and root parts of Ficus altissima (Moraceace). Gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) revealed the presence of 5, 14, 8, 10 and 2 compounds in the extracts obtained by ligarine extraction from different parts, respectively. The total yield of the volatile fractions was subsequently 0.93%, 0.50%, 4.24%, 3.41% and 0.72%. Higher amounts of esters, aliphatic acids and aliphatic hydrocarbons were found to compose major chemotypes in diverse parts of the plant attaining to 51.32%, 51.53% and 85.38% maximum, individually, with the exception of the extract from root, which consisted mainly of heterocyclic pyrrolidinone (75.93%). Dibutyl phthalate was the main and common component of all the volatile extracts totally attaining in average 49.20%, 22.83%, 4.09%, 11.45% and 24.07%, independently. The antioxidant activity by DPPH test was investigated for all the extracts. In addition, some pharmaceutical components such as elaidic acid, linoleic acid, squalene and vitamin E were discovered. The study offers theoretic basis for utilization of the traditional folk herb F. altissima.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 718-720)
• Pages: 275-280
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.718-720.275
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Xin Guang Wang, Xian Qun Luo, Yi Ming Mei, Qiang Lin, Jing Xu
• Keywords: Ficus altissima, GC/MS Analysis, Natural Antioxidants, Volatile Constituents

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