Research Article

The Isolation of Hypoglycaemic Compounds from Desmodium canum and Their Synergistic Effect on Blood Glucose Levels in Euglycaemic Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 1

Literature and experimental values for the various functional groups in succinic acid.

Functional groupIR reference range (cm−1) [22]Experimental values (cm−1)

C-H stretch2852–29622930.35
O-H stretch (carboxylic group)2500–3300Very broad peak ∼2628.21, ∼2538.12
C=O stretch1700–17251678.71