Fadipe Labake Ajoke, H. Kaita, M. Ilyas
Mar 1, 2015
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Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies
Abstract
Fractionation, separation and purification of the ethyl acetate extract of the unripe fruits of N. latifolia (family Rubiaceae) using series of flash chromatography led to the isolation of a fatty acid, (palmitic acid) and two fatty acid esters (ethyl palmitate and ethenyl pentadecanoate). Characterization and structural elucidation of these compounds was achieved using UV, IR, proton-NMR, carbon 13-NMR, GC-MS, melting points and literature search.