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VOL. 10, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of fruit of Detarium microcarpum
Authors
Asim Halfawi Shargi, Mobarak Alsdig, Mohammed Aboied, Ibrahim M E, Fatehalrahman Faris Magbool, Areeg Salih Abdelaziz Ahmed
Abstract
The genus Detarium is indigenous to Africa. In
west Africa the genus is represented by eight species, however only three
species D.macrocarpum, D.microcarpum and D.senegalense are of
ethnomedicinal and pharmacological interest. Detarium species are widely
and commonly used in traditional medicine in the treatment of diverse ailments,
including, fever, malaria, bronchitis, convulsions, diabetes, microbial
infections, etc. the present study was carried out to detect the presence of
some phytochemical constituents in the fruit pulp, and to test the
antimicrobial activities of n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol
fruit pulp extract. The GC ∕ MS analysis revealed the presence of the
n-hexadecanoic acid, cedarn-diol, (8S, 14)-, (-)-globulol, benzoic acid, (E)-
9-octadecenoic acid,, oleic acid and hexandecanoic acid, methyl ester. The
antimicrobial test of the fruit pulp extract showed activity against Pseudomonas
aerugenosa, but no activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus
niger.
Pages:10-14
How to cite this article:
Asim Halfawi Shargi, Mobarak Alsdig, Mohammed Aboied, Ibrahim M E, Fatehalrahman Faris Magbool, Areeg Salih Abdelaziz Ahmed "Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of fruit of<i> Detarium microcarpum</i>". International Journal of Research in Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 10-14
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