Isolation of Stigmasterol, α –Amyrin and Lupeol Acetate from the Hexane Extract of Calatropis procera Leaves

Authors

• Saleh N. Al-Busafi, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, OmanFollow
• Al-Hawraa Al-Harthi, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
• Azhaar Al-Mufargi, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
• Wid Al-Saadi, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman
• Sharif Al-Hashmi, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khodh 123, Oman

Abstract

In this paper we report the isolation, purification and characterization of three triterpenes, stigmasterol (1), α -amyrin (2), and lupeol acetate (3) from the hexane extract of Calatropis procera leaves. These three natural compounds have been identified before from C. procera and from other plants. The compounds 1, 2 and 3 were isolated from C. procera in the Sultanate of Oman for first time. The structures of the isolated triterpenes were identified by different spectroscopic methods.

Recommended Citation

Al-Busafi, Saleh N.; Al-Harthi, Al-Hawraa; Al-Mufargi, Azhaar; Al-Saadi, Wid; and Al-Hashmi, Sharif (2026) Isolation of Stigmasterol, α –Amyrin and Lupeol Acetate from the Hexane Extract of Calatropis procera Leaves, Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science: Vol. 31: Iss. 1, 40-52.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53539/2414-536X.1426
Available at: https://squjs.squ.edu.om/squjs/vol31/iss1/4