LIPIDS, PIGMENTS AND SAPONINS OF SANSEVIERIA CYLINDRICA, BOJER.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, El-Azhar University, Egypt

Abstract

Eleven fatty acids were identified by GLC analysis of the saponified fraction of the lipid content of S. cylindrical, Bojer leaves. A hydrocarbon and b-sitosterol were isolated from the unsaponifiable fraction and were identified by IR and GLC techniques.
The unsaponifiable fraction of the root contained b-carotin. The plant saponins were also isolated and estimated.