Chemical composition of volatiles extracted from indigenous tree species of Uganda: composition of bark extracts from Psorospermum febrifugum and Milicia excelsa
Abstract
Trees with natural resistance to decay by pests contain extractives, which are candidates for wood preservatives. In this study, the bark of Psorospermum febrifugum Spach and Milicia excelsa Welw. was extracted with hexane, acetone, methanol, and dichloromethane by pressurized liquid extraction. The chemical analysis of the extracts was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and the identified compounds were reviewed for known bioactivity. The results show that these species contain compounds with known antimicrobial activity and as such could serve for the development of antifungal wood preservatives, especially for local usage.
Acknowledgments
C.B.N. is grateful to the Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education & Research for Development (APPEAR) for the financial support by a Ph.D. scholarship. This study was funded in part by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Makerere University, Uganda.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Effect of hydroxide and sulfite ion concentration in alkaline sulfite anthraquinone (ASA) pulping – a comparative study
- Novel insight in carbohydrate degradation during alkaline treatment
- Activated hydrogen peroxide decolorization of a model azo dye-colored pulp
- Effects of inorganic salts on the degradation of 2,5-dihydroxy-[1,4]-benzoquinone as a key chromophore in pulps by hydrogen peroxide under basic conditions
- Analysis of degradation products in rayon spinning baths
- Effect of cellulase-assisted refining on the thermal degradation of bleached high-density paper
- Synthesis and characterization of functionalized 4-O-methylglucuronoxylan derivatives
- Hydrophobic materials based on cotton linter cellulose and an epoxy-activated polyester derived from a suberin monomer
- Depolymerization of cellulose during cold acidic chlorite treatment
- Enhanced stability of PVA electrospun fibers in water by adding cellulose nanocrystals
- Micro-nanoparticle gels obtained from bark for their use alone and with chitosan and Na-CMC in paper coatings
- Conversion of sulfur-free black liquor into fuel gas by supercritical water gasification
- Modification of acid hydrolysis lignin for value-added applications by micronization followed by hydrothermal alkaline treatment
- Preparation of lignin-containing porous microspheres through the copolymerization of lignin acrylate derivatives with styrene and divinylbenzene
- Wood-based activated carbons for supercapacitors with organic electrolyte
- Functionality and physico-chemical characteristics of wheat straw lignin, Biolignin™, derivatives formed in the oxypropylation process
- Antioxidant activity of various lignins and lignin-related phenylpropanoid units with high and low molecular weight
- Characterization of technical lignins by NMR spectroscopy: optimization of functional group analysis by 31P NMR spectroscopy
- Chemical composition of volatiles extracted from indigenous tree species of Uganda: composition of bark extracts from Psorospermum febrifugum and Milicia excelsa
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Effect of hydroxide and sulfite ion concentration in alkaline sulfite anthraquinone (ASA) pulping – a comparative study
- Novel insight in carbohydrate degradation during alkaline treatment
- Activated hydrogen peroxide decolorization of a model azo dye-colored pulp
- Effects of inorganic salts on the degradation of 2,5-dihydroxy-[1,4]-benzoquinone as a key chromophore in pulps by hydrogen peroxide under basic conditions
- Analysis of degradation products in rayon spinning baths
- Effect of cellulase-assisted refining on the thermal degradation of bleached high-density paper
- Synthesis and characterization of functionalized 4-O-methylglucuronoxylan derivatives
- Hydrophobic materials based on cotton linter cellulose and an epoxy-activated polyester derived from a suberin monomer
- Depolymerization of cellulose during cold acidic chlorite treatment
- Enhanced stability of PVA electrospun fibers in water by adding cellulose nanocrystals
- Micro-nanoparticle gels obtained from bark for their use alone and with chitosan and Na-CMC in paper coatings
- Conversion of sulfur-free black liquor into fuel gas by supercritical water gasification
- Modification of acid hydrolysis lignin for value-added applications by micronization followed by hydrothermal alkaline treatment
- Preparation of lignin-containing porous microspheres through the copolymerization of lignin acrylate derivatives with styrene and divinylbenzene
- Wood-based activated carbons for supercapacitors with organic electrolyte
- Functionality and physico-chemical characteristics of wheat straw lignin, Biolignin™, derivatives formed in the oxypropylation process
- Antioxidant activity of various lignins and lignin-related phenylpropanoid units with high and low molecular weight
- Characterization of technical lignins by NMR spectroscopy: optimization of functional group analysis by 31P NMR spectroscopy
- Chemical composition of volatiles extracted from indigenous tree species of Uganda: composition of bark extracts from Psorospermum febrifugum and Milicia excelsa