Isolation and structure elucidation of triterpenes from inflorecence of banana (Musa balbisiana cv. Saba)

• Main Authors: Thien, Hoe Seng, Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan, Chye, Fook Yee, Takashi Kamada, Mohd Ismail Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/15392/1/Isolation_and_structure_elucidation_of_triterpenes_from_inflorecence_of_banana.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/15392/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/23%20(02)%202016/(57).pdf

The study aimed to isolate and elucidate the chemical compounds that are found in banana (Musa balbisiana cv. Saba) inflorescences. Banana inflorescence buds were extracted using methanol and the resulted methanolic extract was partitioned using chloroform, ethyl acetate and butanol against deionize...