Investigation in the roots compositions of the Pimpinella boissieri M. Heroe grown wild in Kurdistan – Iraq using GC and LC-MS | ||||
Delta Journal of Science | ||||
Article 3, Volume 36, Issue 1, June 2013, Page 14-19 PDF (761.27 K) | ||||
Document Type: Research and Reference | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/djs.2013.139550 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
DARA M. JAMIL1; ALI ASKARI2; JONATHAN E. BROWN1; NAZLIN K. HOWELL3 | ||||
1Division of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. | ||||
2Division of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK | ||||
3Food Science Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sulaimani, KRG, Iraq | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Many plant root extracts are known for their potential medicinal uses on living systems due to one or more of their active compounds. In this study, the root’s composition of a rare species of pimpinella “Pimpinella boisseiri” grown in wild in Kurdistan – Iraq was investigated after being freeze dried, ground, extracted and purified. The purified ethanolic extract was analysed by LCMS and two chlorogenic acids were identified including 3, 4, 5, - Caffeoylquinic acid, 3,4 DicaffeolyQuinic Acid and 3, 5-Feruloyl Quinic Acid. Hydro-distillation extract of the ground roots resulted in obtaining azulene (0.5 %). This characterization of pimpinella root extracts revealed the presence of the chlorogenic acids and Azulene. On SEM analysis with built-in XRay analysis for the endosperm and the outer coat of the roots, the former showed to contain Mg, P, S, and K, whereas the outer coat found to contain calcium and to a lesser extend iron, beside the elements found in the endosperm. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Pimpinella boisseiri; chlorogenicn acids; Caffeoylquinic acid; Feruloyl quinciacid; Azulene; LC-MS; SEM; X-Ray analysis | ||||
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