Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Antihypertensive Effects of Aqueous Extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre (Euphorbiaceae) in Wistar Rat

Table 1

Characterization of the compounds found in the analyzed extracts of R. heudelotii.
No.tR (min)Observed [M-H]-Molecular formulaError (ppm)Fragment ionsAssigned identification
11.74195.0513C6H12O7−1.27129.0191, 99.0085, 75.0088, and 59.0140Gluconic acid
22.04191.0199C6H8O7−1.36111.0085 and 87.0091Citric acid
36.073153.0192C7H6O41.22109.0289Dihydroxybenzoic acid
48.81137.0243C7H6O30.74108.0215, 92.0275, 81.0349, and 53.04073,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde
514.074342.1702 (+)C20H23NO4−0.66311.1278, 297.1119, 282.0884, 265.0854, 237.0909, and 222.0667Magnoflorine
617.26342.1702 (+)C20H23NO4−0.56178.0858Tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloid
721.693356.1859 (+)C21H25NO4−0.61192.1013, 177.0777, 165.0901, and 148.0748Tetrahydropalmatine
821.88342.1708 (+)C20H23NO4−2.02178.0861 and 151.0747Tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloid
924.677187.0976C9H16O4−0.27169.0860, 125.0967, 97.0657, and 57.0349Nonanedioic acid
1032.98201.1134C10H18O4−0.76139.1124, 111.0816, and 57.0355Sebacic acid
1140.54329.2342C18H34O5−2.61311.2200, 293.2098, 229.1440, 211.1336, and 171.1022Trihydroxy-octadecenoic acid