GC-MS Analysis of Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Plant IRhazya stricta/I Using Various Solvents

Worldwide, human beings have traditionally employed many folkloric herbal resources as complementary and alternative remedies, and these remedies have played a pivotal role in modern medicines for many decades, as scientists have used them to develop drugs. We studied the effects of employing solven...

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Published in:Plants (Basel) 2023-02, Vol.12 (4)
Main Authors: Baeshen, Nabih A, Almulaiky, Yaaser Q, Afifi, Mohamed, Al-Farga, Ammar, Ali, Haytham A, Baeshen, Naseebh N, Abomughaid, Mosleh M, Abdelazim, Aaser M, Baeshen, Mohammed N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetates
Analysis
Apocynaceae
Bioflavonoids
Esters
Evaluation
Evidence-based medicine
Flavones
Flavonoids
Gas chromatography
Mass spectrometry
Methanol
Methods
Physiological aspects
Phytochemicals
Solvents
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Summary:Worldwide, human beings have traditionally employed many folkloric herbal resources as complementary and alternative remedies, and these remedies have played a pivotal role in modern medicines for many decades, as scientists have used them to develop drugs. We studied the effects of employing solvents with varying polarity on the yields of phytochemical components extracted from the plant Rhazya stricta. We used chloroform–methanol (1:1), methanol, ethanol, diethyl ether, and ethyl acetate as extraction solvents. The results showed that the efficiencies of the solvents at extracting phytochemical compounds were in this order: chloroform–methanol < ethanol < methanol < diethyl ether < ethyl acetate extract. The chloroform–methanol extract produced the highest concentration of phenolic and flavonoid contents among the five solvents tested (13.3 mg GAE/g DM and 5.43 CE/g DM). The yields of the extracted phytochemical compounds ranged from 47.55 to 6.05%. The results revealed that the properties of the extraction solvents considerably impacted the extraction yield and the phytochemical components of the R. stricta extract. Furthermore, compared with the other solvents, the chloroform–methanol extraction led to the highest yield (47.55%) and to more phytochemical substances being extracted. The aim of this study is to investigate the phytochemical compounds extracted from R. stricta with different solvents that have different polarities.
ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants12040960