GC-MS Analysis and Antimicrobial Activities of the Non-polar Extracts of Mundulea sericea

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Mazimba, Ofentse

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Publication Details

Author list: Mazimba O, Masesane IB, Majinda RRT, Muzila A

Publisher: Sabinet

Place: PRETORIA

Publication year: 2012

Journal acronym: S AFR J CHEM-S-AFR T

Volume number: 65

Start page: 50

End page: 52

Number of pages: 3

ISSN: 0379-4350

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

The composition of the non-polar extracts of the leaves, stem bark and twigs of Mundulea sericea (Fabaceae) were analyzed using GC-MS. Eight, five and eleven components were identified from the leaves, twigs and stem bark extract, respectively. The major components were identified as: caryophyllene (43.6 %) and cadina-3,9-diene (29.7 %) in the leaf extract, amorphene (34.4 %) and valencene (17.9 %) in the stem bark extract and isoledene (29.0 %) and alpha-gurjunene (22.4 %) from the twig extract. Sesquiterpenes were the major abundant components in the non-polar extracts. The leaf, stem bark and twig extracts showed weak antibacterial and antifungal activities.

Keywords

antimicrobial, GC-MS, Mundulea sericea, non-polar, sesquiterpenes

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