Chemical Compositions of Medicinal Mangrove Species Acanthus ilicifolius, Excoecaria agallocha, Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata

摘要

Chemical composition of medicinal mangrove species Acanthus ilicifolius, Excoecaria agallocha, Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata were isolated by simultaneous steam distillation using petroleum ether, diethyl ether and ethanol (75:75:0.5 mL). The extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis. A total of 135 chemical constituents were identified and compared with retention time in the NIST library 2011. The chemical constituents characterized into essential oils, higher alkanes, acid, alcohol and esters. Major peaks were indicated the presence of 8-pentadecane, 1, 2, 5-trimethylphyrrole, Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diethyl phthalate, epoxyhexobarbital and cyclooctacosane. Further studies will determine the commercial application of these constituents in pharma and cosmetics industry.