Research Article

Study of the Antimalarial Activity of the Leaf Extracts and Fractions of Persea americana and Dacryodes edulis and Their HPLC Analysis

Table 6

Results of HPLC analysis of P. americana extract and its fractions.

SampleRet. time (min)% peak areaUV maxima (rel. int.)Suggested name of compoundclass of phytochemical

PA12.6517.39239.6 (50), 321.1 (5), 357.7 (5)CytosporinFlavonoids
19.20336.00202.9 (50), 257.0 (30), 356.5 (45)Hyperoside (quercetin-3-galactoside)Flavonoids
19.97719.08203.2 (50), 256.7 (30), 356.5 (45)Quercetin-3-O-galactosideFlavonoids
20.53321.47201.8 (50), 255.9 (30), 349.7 (45)Quercetin-3-O-rhamnosideFlavonoids
47.086.06201.8 (50), 280.4 (10), 371.7 (10)CyclopenolAlkaloids

PAH12.629.80237.9 (50), 350.4 (10)Cyteo-α-pyronePyrones
20.584.28204.0 (50), 255.0 (30), 350.5 (20)Quercetin-3-O-rhamnosideFlavonoids
31.8810.99233.9 (50), 277.8 (5)Fatty acidFatty acid
32.0316.42234.2 (50), 274.3 (5)Fatty acidFatty acid
33.0512.14232.9 (50), 278.5 (5)CerebrosideSteroids/terpenes
40.894.38251.8 (50), 405.9 (10)β-Sitosterol-3-O-α-pyranosideSteroids
47.0719.56202.4 (50), 280.3 (10), 371.6 (10)PretrichodermamideAlkaloids

PAE19.236.73203.7 (50), 257.0 (30), 356.6 (30)HyperinFlavonoids
20.054.12203.6 (50), 256.8 (30), 356.6 (30)Quercetin-3-O-galactosideFlavonoids
20.6412.78204.0 (50), 257.1 (30), 350.1 (30)QuercetinFlavonoids

PAM19.2121.40203.2 (50), 257.1 (30), 356.7 (45)Hyperoside (quercetin-3-galactoside)Flavonoids
19.9911.90203.2 (50), 256.9 (30), 356.7 (45)Hyperoside (quercetin-3-galactoside)Flavonoids
20.5727.75204.0 (50), 257.1 (30), 350.1 (30)QuercetinFlavonoids

PAW38.491.05201.2 (50), 226.1 (30), 276.2 (30)NaamineAlkaloids

PA = P. americana leaf crude extract; PAH = P. americana hexane fraction; PAE = P. americana ethyl acetate fraction; PAM : P. americana methanol fraction; PAW =P. americana water fraction.