Investigation and isolation of the active constituents of petroleum ether fraction of Medicago sativa L. sprouts

Authors

  • Ahmed A. Seida Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo
  • Hala El-Hefnawy Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo
  • Dina R. Abou-Hussein Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo
  • Fatma Alzahraa Mokhtar Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo

Keywords:

Medicago, omega- 3, stigmasterol, ?-sitosterol

Abstract

The unsaponifiable fraction from petroleum ether extract of Medicago sativa L. sprouts was analyzed by GLC, a series of 17 hydrocarbons and 2 phytosterols; ?-sitosterol and stigmasterol were identified. Analysis of the fatty acid fraction by GLC techniques revealed the presence of 6 saturated fatty acids and 8 unsaturated fatty acids including omega 6- fatty acid lionleic acid and 2 omega 3 fatty acids Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a relative percent of 1.0% and 1.12%, respectively. These two types are rarely produced in plants but produced in fish, which have protective effects against heart diseases, liver functions and inflammations.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v2i6.14870

International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, May 2013, 2(6): 109-111

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Author Biographies

Ahmed A. Seida, Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo

President

October 6 University

Giza, Egypt

Dina R. Abou-Hussein, Pharmacognosy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Cairo

Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine

Faculty of Pharmacy

King Abdul aziz University

Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

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Published

2013-05-05

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Investigation and isolation of the active constituents of petroleum ether fraction of Medicago sativa L. sprouts. (2013). International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 2(6), 109-111. https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v2i6.14870

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Vol. 2 No. 6 (2013)

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Investigation and isolation of the active constituents of petroleum ether fraction of Medicago sativa L. sprouts. (2013). International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 2(6), 109-111. https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v2i6.14870