Phytochemical Analysis of Bioactive Extracts and Seed Oil of Three Euphorbia Species from Algerian Flora by LC-MS and GC-MS

• Main Authors: Nadia Toudert, Farida Zakkad, Noureddine Dadda, Abdelouaheb Djilani, Amadou Dicko, Salah Eddine Djilani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2021-04-01
• Series: Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
• Subjects: euphorbia; polyphenols; oil; lc-ms; cg-ms
• Online Access: https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/56679

Euphorbia species possess pharmacological properties that have been widely used for medical purposes worldwide. In this paper, three plants belonging to the Euphorbia genus growing in North-East of Algeria were studied. The phenolic contents were identified using LC-MS, while the fatty acid composition of their fixed oils was determined with GC-MS. The quantification of the total condensed tannins and the leaves' entire anthocyanin content were performed using photometric methods. The main constituents of the polyphenolic compounds identified by LC-MS were ascorbic, chlorogenic, and ellagic acids. The oil yield of the seeds of E. terracina, E. biumbellata, and E. dendroides was 17.48%, 18.5%, and 20.05%, respectively. Quantitative analyses of these oils using GC-MS showed variations in the species' fatty acid constituents' concentrations and compositions. Besides, the phytochemical screening results showed that E. terracina possessed a high amount of tannin and anthocyanin content compared with other studied plants.