Original Articles
Mohd. Shuaib, Mohd. Alia and K
Abstract
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. (Burseraceae) is a small tree producing an oleo-gum-resin known as myrrh. The resin is used in perfumery and is an ingredient of toothpastes, mouthwashes and dentifrices. Phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extract of the oleo-gum resin (myrrh) resulted in the isolation of two new dihydroxy alkyl esters, a γ-lactone and two alkyl triglucosides characterized 2¢β, 3¢β-dihydroxy-tridecanyl n-octadec-9,12,15- trien-1-oate (1), 1,8β,11β-trihydroxy-tetracosan-23,24-olide (2), glyceryl-n-1-tetracontanoate (3), n-docosanyl-b-Dglucopyranosyl-( 2ʹ→1ʹʹ)-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(2ʹʹ→1ʹʹʹ)-b-D-(2¢²,3¢²,4¢²-triacetyl)-glucopyranoside (4) and noctacos- 21-onyl-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(2ʹ→1ʹʹ)--b-D-glucopyranosyl-(2ʹʹ→1ʹʹʹ)-)-b-D-(2¢²,3¢²,4²¢-triacetyl)-gluco - pyranoside (5). The structures of all the isolated phytoconstituents have been estabilished on the basis of spectral data analysis and chemical reactions.