Research Article

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

Table 2

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

Functional groups of oleic acidReference range (cm−1) [22]Experimental values (cm−1)

C=C-H stretch3010–31003005.02
R-CH=CH-R985–1000935.50
C-H2850–30002921.84, 2852.80
C=O1700–17251707.36
O-H2500–3300Broad peak buried in C-H stretch