Chemical investigation of the volatile constituents of Cleome viscosa from Nigeria

Chemical investigation of the volatile constituents of Cleome viscosa from Nigeria

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The major volatile constituents of the Pillow Protector oils from the integral parts of Cleome viscosa L.from Nigeria have been identified by GC, GC/MS and 1H NMR.The main constituents of the non-polar fraction of the oils were monoterpene hydrocarbons (21% in stem/leaves, 15% in seed/fruits, 12% in roots) and some 203 oxygenated derivatives (3% in leaves/stem; 1% in seeds/fruits and 1.5% in roots).The monoterpenes occurred frequently in the oils.

Fatty acid esters especially ethyl palmitate which constituted a major constituent in the oil from the seeds/fruits was not detected in the oils from the roots.