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. 2018 Feb 6;8(4):476-482.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.10.002. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Extraction, isolation and identification of flavonoid from Chenopodium album aerial parts

Sumit Arora  1 , Prakash Itankar  2
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Extraction, isolation and identification of flavonoid from Chenopodium album aerial parts

Sumit Arora et al. J Tradit Complement Med. .

Abstract

Chenopodium album L., (C. album) (family: Chenopodiaceae) is an annual shrub widely grown in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. It is commonly known as Bathua (in Hindi), pigweed, fat hen or lamb-quarters. The leaves of C. album are applied as a poultice to bug bites, sunstroke, rheumatic joints and as mild laxative. The flavonoids contained in C. album aerial parts were extracted, identified and characterized. Sequential soxhlet extraction was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening and flavonoid quantification. The results showed that maximum yield of the flavonoid (7.335 mg/g) were obtained from acetone extract. This acetone extract was subjected to flash chromatography for isolation of flavonoid. Characterization of isolated flavonoid was done by UV, IR, 1H & 13C NMR and MS. On the basis of chemical and spectral analysis structure was elucidated as 2-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3, 5, 7-trihydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one, a flavonoid.

Keywords: Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodium album; Flash chromatography; Flavonoids; Quercetin.

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The Flash chromatographic separation of ACCA extract.
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UV spectrum of isolated compound ACCA-1.
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1H NMR spectra of compound ACCA 1 isolated from C. album plant.
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13C NMR spectra of compound ACCA 1 isolated from C. album plant.
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MASS spectra of compound ACCA 1 isolated from C. album plant.
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Schematic fragmentation of ACCA 1 compound.
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