Isolation and structure elucidation of a novel diterpene and other constituents from the chloroform extract of Bidens pilosa

• Main Author: Zulueta, Maria Carmelita Arada
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Chloroform; Plants > Effect of chloroform on; Extracts; Medicinal plants; Bidens; Plants > Composition; Solution (Chemistry); Compositae; Extraction (Chemistry); Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1549; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8387&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

The components of the choroform extract of the leaves of Bidens pilosa (Compositae) is investigated in this study.A novel diterpene, phytyl heptanoate, along with stigmasterol, squalene, and fatty acids (elaidic acid and behenic acid) were isolated by column chromatography and thin layer chromatogra...