Author(s)

Olujimi John Alagbe^1*, Anorue, D N²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sumitra Research Institute, Gujarat, India.

²Department of Animal Science, University of Abuja, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Olujimi John Alagbe

ABSTRACT

Bioactive profiling of Terminalia arjuna stem bark essential oil by GC/MS intends to showcase the medicinal properties and characterization of bioactive compounds. Bioactive profiling of essential oils from Terminalia arjuna stem bark revealed the presence of 31 bioactive compounds with their retention time. Cyclohexylhexanoate (10.78 %), D-limonene (9.57 %), ethyltrans-4-decenoate (9.52 %), α-himachalene (7.21 %), β-sesquiphellandrene (6.09 %), β-caryophyllene (5.66 %), Trans-2-Tetradecen-1-ol (4.09 %), β-Guaiene (4.02 %), 2-methyldecahydronaphthalene (3.72 %), cis-7-hexadecane (3.11 %), α-cadinol (3.04 %), 1-octanal (2.57 %) and ethylbenzene (2.02 %) were the major compounds above 2 % while compounds less than 2.0 % includes, 3-Hexenylhexanoate (0.97 %), 2,6,11-Trimethyldodecane (1.36 %), 2,3,6,7-Tetramethyloctane (0.25 %), β-Selinenol (1.77 %), (-)δ-Cadinol (0.01 %), Cubenol (0.03 %), α-Bisabolol (0.04 %), α-Himachalene (1.88 %), 1,3,5,8-Undecatetraene (1.02 %), Ethyltrans-4-Decenoate (0.05 %), α-Terpinolene (0.94 %), Trans-2-Nonenal (0.06 %), Geranyl Acetone (1.67 %), Cis-6-Pentadecen-1-ol (0.51 %) and Hexahydrofarnesol (0.87 %). It was concluded that essential oil from Terminalia arjuna stem bark is rich in several phytocomponents with medicinal properties and can be used to reduce the increasing cases of antimicrobial resistance.

KEYWORDS

Terminalia arjuna; Phytocomponents; Safety; Medicine; Antimicrobial; Resistance

CITE THIS PAPER

Olujimi John Alagbe, Anorue, D N. Bioactive profiling of essential oil of terminalia arjuna stem bark collected from Orathur village, Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Biotechnology and Food Science. 2024, 1(1): 1-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/jbfs3001.

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