Identification and isolation of non-polar compounds from the chloroform extract of Scutellaria ramosissima

Nat Prod Res. 2013;27(21):2059-62. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2013.819508. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Abstract

In the present study, chloroform extract obtained from aerial parts of Scutellaria ramosissima was phytochemically investigated. A non-polar fraction was obtained from the chloroform extract and the chemical composition of this fraction was identified by GC-MS. The major components of the non-polar fraction of S. ramosissima were determined as heneicosane (12.18%), palmitic acid (11.79%), acetovanillone (6.28%), 5,6-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone (31.87%), (9Z)-octadecenoic (oleic) acid (8.21%), stigmasterol (2.68%), β-sitosterol (2.65%) and 5,2'-dihydroxy-6,7,8,6'-tetramethoxyflavone (2.13%). In addition, 5,6-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone was isolated from the same fraction by PTLC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chloroform / chemistry*
  • Flavones / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Scutellaria / chemistry*
  • Sitosterols / chemistry
  • Stigmasterol / chemistry

Substances

  • Flavones
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sitosterols
  • gamma-sitosterol
  • Chloroform
  • Stigmasterol