Abstract:
The chemical composition of the hexane extracts from the rhizomes and leaves of Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz et Pavon (Moraceae) and four commercial samples of Dorstenia was investigated by high-resolution gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (HRGC-FID) and high-resolution gas chromatographic-mass spectrometry (HRGC-MS). This is a rapid and sensitive method for the quantification of furanocoumarins and identification isoprene derivatives (triterpenes, steroids, and vitamins) from apolar crude extracts of Dorstenia species