The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 17 No 2 (2013): 276 – 280

 

 

 

PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE FRUITS OF ORANIA SYLVICOLA

 

(Sebatian Fenol daripada Buah Orania sylvicola)

 

Solihah Sukari*, Ikram M. Said

 

School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: solihah_sukari@yahoo.com

 

 

Abstract

Fruits of Orania sylvicola (Arecaceae) were extracted with methanol and partitioned with chloroform and n-butanol. Investigation of the chloroform and n-butanol partitions by repetitive chromatographic method resulted in the isolation of two known compounds, namely, 5-hydroxy-7,4’-dimethoxyflavone (1) and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (2). Compound 1 was isolated from chloroform fraction while compound 2 was presented in n-butanol fraction. 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is the major phenolic compound and has been used as a chemotaxonomic marker for the Arecaceae family. Their structures were elucidated with UV-VIS, IR, NMR (1H, 13C, HSQC, HMBC, COSY and NOESY) and MS.

 

Keywords: Arecaceae, Orania sylvicola, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 5-hydroxy-7,4’-dimethoxyflavone

 

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