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Table 18.2 Phytoconstituents present in various parts of Aloe species
Phytoconstituents Description
Source
Plant part
used
Molecular
Formula
References
Alkaloids
O,N dimethyltyramine,
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
10 H
15 NO.HCl Nash (1992)
N-methyltyramine
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
9 H
13 NO
Nash (1992)
γ-coniceine
A. gillilandii
Leaves
C8H
15 N
Cock (2015)
coniine
A. viguleri
Leaves
C
8 H
17 N
Cock (2015)
Flavonoids
Dihydro-isorhamnetin
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
16 H
14 O
7
Cock (2015)
Naringenin
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
15 H
12 O
5
Cock (2015)
Isovitexin
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
21 H
20 O
10
Cock (2015)
Apigenin
Aloe
spp.
Leaves
C
15 H
10 O
5
Cock (2015)
Sterols
Lupeol
A. barbadensis
Leaves
C
30 H
50 O
Cock (2015)
Cholesterol
A. barbadensis
Leaves
C
27 H
46 O
Cock (2015)
β-sitosterol
A. arborescens
Leaves
C
29 H
50 O
Cock (2015)
Campesterol
A. barbadensis
Leaves
C
28 H
48 O
Cock (2015)
Coumarins
Dihydroisocoumarin
A. hildebrandtii
Leaves
C
15 H
12 O
4
Wintola and
Afolayan (2011)
Feralolide
A. ferox, Cape Aloe
Leaves
C
23 H
26 O
13
Veitch et al. (1994)
Pyrans and
pyrones
Bisbenzopyran
A. barbadensis
Root
C
22 H
26 O
8
Saleem et al.
(1997)
Aloenin (Aloecarbonoside)
Aloe nyeriensis
Leaves
C
19 H
22 O
10
Conner et al.
(1987)
Aloenin B
Kenya aloe
Leaves
C
34 H
38 O
17
Speranza et al.
(1986)
Aloenin acetal
A. arborescens
Leaves
NS
Woo et al. (1994)
Aloenin aglycone
A. nyeriensis
Leaves
C
13 H
12 O
5
Conner et al.
(1987)
Aloe-2″-p-O-coumaroyl ester
A. nyeriensis
Leaves
NS
Conner et al.
(1987)
C. Egbuna et al.