Phytochemical Screening of Pentadesma butyracea Sabine (Clusiaceae) Acclimated in Benin by GC/MS

Abstract

The results brought back at the end of this work concerned various chemical constituents of P. butyracea materials collected in seven forest galleries in northern of Benin. The phytochemical analysis showed mucilage, coumarins, gallic tannins, flavones, sterols, and saponins, in its leaves. The cyclohexanic fractions realized from petroleum ether extracts and analysed by GC/MS were marked by important rates of 9, 19-cyclolanost-24-en-3 -3-ol (49.3-72.6%), taraxasterol (18.4-30.1%), and friedooleanan-3-one (10.0%). Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from P. butyracea and analyzed by GC/MS contained 11 to 38 compounds representing 85.2 to 99.5% of the weight of this volatile extracts essentially rich in sesquiterpene constituents. The essential oils predominant compounds (>10%) identified and recorded independently of the organ studied were -caryophyllene (14.9-77.9%), aromadendrene (43

Phytochemical composition, acute toxicity and phytohormonal activity of hydroalcoholic extract of Pentadesma butyracea (Clusiaceae Sabine (1824)) seeds

“…Previously, phytochemical investigations on bark, roots and leaves showed the presence of similar phyto-chemical compounds in this plant (Tchobo et al, 2007(Tchobo et al, , 2013Noudogbessi et al, 2013a). However, some compounds such as coumarins and saponosides found by Noudogbessi et al (2013a) were not detected in P. butyracea hydroalcoholic seeds extracts.…”

“…Previously, phytochemical investigations on bark, roots and leaves showed the presence of similar phyto-chemical compounds in this plant (Tchobo et al, 2007(Tchobo et al, , 2013Noudogbessi et al, 2013a). However, some compounds such as coumarins and saponosides found by Noudogbessi et al (2013a) were not detected in P. butyracea hydroalcoholic seeds extracts. This difference could be explained either by solvent used for the extraction or by the organ or growing locality soil of plant used for the extraction (Lachman et al, 2008;Kajdzanoska et al, 2011;Noudogbessi et al, 2013a).…”

“…However, some compounds such as coumarins and saponosides found by Noudogbessi et al (2013a) were not detected in P. butyracea hydroalcoholic seeds extracts. This difference could be explained either by solvent used for the extraction or by the organ or growing locality soil of plant used for the extraction (Lachman et al, 2008;Kajdzanoska et al, 2011;Noudogbessi et al, 2013a).…”

“…butyracea is a dense forest species belonging to Clusiaceae family. It can be found in Western African countries such as Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire (Sinsin et al, 2003;Ouedraogo et al, 2013;Noudogbessi et al, 2013a). It is used by traditional healers to improve lactogenic activity of mammal, to manage breast pain and to treat pregnancy disorders such as abortion (Sinsin et al, 2003;Avocevou-Ayisso et al, 2011).…”

Reproductive biology of Pentadesma butyracea (Clusiaceae), source of a valuable non timber forest product in Benin

“…The moisture content in seeds of P. butyracea (MC = 42.5 ± 2.9%) was similar to sheas (Vitellaria paradoxa MC = 41-48%, Sanon et al 2004). Recalcitrance is a trait commonly found in the family Clusiaceae (Carvalho et al 1998, Daws et al 2005, Orwa et al 2009) rendering these seeds unsuited for longterm storage (see also Kigelia africana: max. storage three months in Pritchard et al 2004, Vitellaria paradoxa: max.…”