Analysis of essential oil constituents in hydro-distillates of Calotropis procera

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dc.contributor.authorOkiei, W.O.
dc.contributor.authorOgunlesi, M.
dc.contributor.authorOfor, E.
dc.contributor.authorOsibote, E.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-23T09:03:30Z
dc.date.available2019-09-23T09:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe essential oil from the dried leaves of Calotropis procera was analyzed by GC-MS. The three major components in the oil are phytol and its isomers 3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecene-1-ol (37.59%) and 6, 10, 14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (15.31%). The essential oil was collected in two modes: one mode is a continuous distillation for 4 h and another mode involves hourly collection of fractions over a period of 4 h, thus providing fractionated samples. This novel procedure makes it possible to identify other components which might not have been detected in the unfractionated sample. Such other components include tetradecanal, isophytol and 1-docosanol. The usefulness of phytol in the management of inflammatory diseases suggests that the plant may be useful in the management of arthritis. 6, 10, 14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone, a mosquito repellent may be useful for malaria control.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOkiei, W. O., Ogunlesi, M., Ofor, E., & Osibote, E. A. (2009). Analysis of essential oil constituents in hydro-distillates of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6029
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch Journal of Phytochemistryen_US
dc.subjectEssential oilen_US
dc.subjectCalotropis proceraen_US
dc.subjectDistillationen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistryen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of essential oil constituents in hydro-distillates of Calotropis proceraen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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