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Chemical Constituents of Methanol and n-Hexane Extracts of Zosimia absinthifolia (Seeds)

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The methanol and n-hexane extract of Zosimia absinthifolia (Vent.) Link. (family: Umbelliferae) were investigated for their chemical composition. The compositions of methanol extract were separated by CC and TLC methods and those structures were elucidated by UV, 1H- and 13C-NMR, HMBC, and IR spectra. Three flavonoid components were identified in the methanol extracts of the Z. absinthifolia. The hexane extract was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Sixteen compounds representing 94.5 % of the hexane extract were identified, among them n-octyl acetate (36.7 %), octyl propanoate (32.5 %), decane (3.5 %), angelicin (3.4 %) and umbelliferone (2.8 %) were the major constituents.

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This research project was financed by the Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Iran.

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    Sajjad Jahangiri

  2. Department of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Shafaghat

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Jahangiri, S., Shafaghat, A. Chemical Constituents of Methanol and n-Hexane Extracts of Zosimia absinthifolia (Seeds). Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 37, 325–330 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0227-6

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