Volatile Constituents of Leaves of Trifolium alexandrinum

Authors

  • Faiza Faiz School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Azeem Intisar School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Ahsan Sharif School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Mateen Hedar School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Arooj Ramzan School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Tehzeeb Sawaira School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
  • Fiaz Kausar School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jbr.v4i1.4347

Abstract

This study presents the volatile constituents from leaves of Trifolium alexandrinum from Pakistan. The dried leaves were subjected to hydrodistillation for extraction and extracted volatile oil was subsequently characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. A total of 22 compounds were identified where the most dominant constituents were: phytol (46.00%), palmitic acid (9.26%), phytol acetate (6.44%), and linolenic acid (3.47%). Most of these are well-known constituents to exhibit antibacterial, antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory activities.

Keywords:

Trifolium alexandrinum; Berseem; Phytol; Palmitic acid; Volatile oil; Bioactive properties

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Faiz, F., Intisar, A., Sharif, A., Hedar, M., Ramzan, A., Sawaira, T., & Kausar, F. (2022). Volatile Constituents of Leaves of Trifolium alexandrinum. Journal of Botanical Research, 4(1), 20–27. https://doi.org/10.30564/jbr.v4i1.4347

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