Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Extracts of the African Medicinal Plant Ximenia caffra

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Phytochemicals identified from the leaf extract of Ximenia caffra.


Peak	Retention time (min)	UV-Vis (nm)	Molecular and fragment ions		Compound name	Content (mg/g)
Peak	Retention time (min)	UV-Vis (nm)	Negative ions	Positive ions	Compound name	Content (mg/g)

1	2.4	278	125, 169	—	Gallic acid	0.96
2	10.0	280	289	291	Catechin	1.77
3	22.1	356	615	303, 465, 617	Quercetin-G-Gall	1.70
4	23.1	358	615	303, 465, 617	Quercetin-G-Gall	1.59
5	23.6	357	609	303, 465, 611	Quercetin-G-Rha	1.12
6	24.3	357	463, 609	303, 465, 611	Quercetin-Glc-Rha (Rutin)	9.08
7	25.1	356	463	303, 465	Quercetin-G	2.03
8	27.2	356	433	303, 435	Quercetin-Xyl	0.11
9	27.9	356	593	287, 449, 595	Kaempferol-G-Rha	0.82
10	28.9	356	447	287, 449	Kaempferol-G	0.26

G: glucosyl/galactosyl; Glc: glucosyl; Gla: galactosyl; Rha: rhamnosyl; Gall: galloyl; Xyl: xylosyl; indicates that compounds were unambiguously confirmed through the comparison with authentic standards.

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Extracts of the African Medicinal Plant Ximenia caffra

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