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ABSTRACT
The seed of Tieghemella heckelii was analyzed by various chromatographic methods. The hexane extracts yielded nine fatty acids and sixteen steroid alcohols resolved by GC. These compounds are the main constituents of the solid substance of the hexane extract of the seed used in traditional environment for food and skin disorders. The water extract usually discarded in traditional use of the seed, was found to contain two triterpoid saponins with antiviral activity. Here, we report the isolation and chemical analysis of the hexane extract and water extract.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We thank INP/HB and late professor Jean Lourougnon Guede for their contribution in the valorization of the national flora of Ivory Coast, from which the fruit of the tree was identified as a potential source of important therapeutic agents.