ISSN 2169-303X
International Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ISSN 2169-303X Vol. 9 (1), pp. 001-003, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Isolation and characterization of 2, 3, 8-tri-me ether ellagic acid from the stem bark of Irvingia gabonensis (Baill)
George, I. Ndukwe1*, Amupitan, J. O.1 and Yimin Zhao2
1Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.
2Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, PR China.
Accepted 18 September, 2019
Abstract
The stem bark of Irvingia gabonensis used variously in ethno medicinal treatments in some parts of Nigeria was studied. A silica gel column chromatography of the methanol extract (using only chloroform) eluted a pale yellow crystalline substance identified by means of spectral analyses as 2,3,8-Tri-Me ether ellagic acid.
Key words: Irvingia gabonensis, 2, 3, 8-Tri-Me ether ellagic acid, chromatography, spectral analyses.