Retracted: GC/MS Analysis of n-Hexane and Chloroform Extracts of Chenopodium murale Leaves in Iraq
Muthanna Saadi Farhan
Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Amjed Haseeb Khamees *
Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Omar Hussein Ahmed
Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, College of Pharmacy, University of Tikrit, Baghdad, Iraq.
Amani AmerTawfeeq
Department of Pharmacy-Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, Ashur University College, Baghdad, Iraq.
Yahya Saad Yaseen
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Tikrit, Baghdad, Iraq.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Chenopodium murale L. it is an essential annual herbaceous weed belongs to the genus Chenopodium and family Chenopodiaceae. Chenopodium murale L. commonly called as nettle leaf goosefoot. Aim of this study is the gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis of chemical constituents of Chenopodium murale leaves in two different extracts; n-hexane and chloroform. These extracts contain 37 chemical components which are Monoterpenes, steroids precursor and fatty acids. Furthermore the n- hexane extract revealed about 35.22% of cyclic and acyclic monoterpenoids, fatty acid about 2.07%, also 2.31% of nitrogenous compounds and sterol precursor about 0.41%.
However the chloroform extract revealed the presence of linolenic acid representing 13.54% and neo menthol representing 18.87%, also the other minor components are carvone oxide (0.27%), alpha- pinene epoxide (1.71%), Trans- Squalene (0.77%) and other minor bioactive components.
Retraction Notice: This paper has been retracted from the journal after receipt of written complains. This journal is determined to promote integrity in research publication. This retraction is in spirit of the same. After formal procedures editor(s) and publisher have retracted this paper on 05th November-2020. Related policy is available here: http://goo.gl/lI77Nn
Keywords: GC/MS analysis, n-hexane, chloroform extracts, Chenopodium murale leaves.