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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES (IJCCP )

E-I SSN 2545-5265
P- ISSN 2695-1916
VOL. 10 NO. 1 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijccp.v10.no1.2024.pg73.78

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Volatile Constituents of the Wild Green Leaf (Amaranthus viridis) Growing in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Edet O. Odokwo and Martha S. Onifade

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Abstract

The volatile constituents of the leaves of Amarathus viridis collected from the wild have been identified and quantitied. Fresh leaves of the plant material were subjected to extraction via hydrodistillation technique. The volatile extract was analyzed for its phyto-composition with the aid of a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Eight (8) major phyto-compounds which include: propanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (10.22%), 2-furancarboxaldehyde 5-methyl- (5.92%), propanedioic acid, propyl- (5.76%), 2-isopropoxyethylamine (5.36%), 2-propanone, 1- hydroxy- (4.82%), catechol (4.78%), acetic acid (4.60%) and dodecanoic acid (4.12%) were identified and quantified. The present study has established the volatile phytochemical constituents of the leaves of Amarathus viridis collected from the wild.

volatile extract, Amarathus viridis leaves, GC-MS

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