A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia

Mawardi bin Rahmani; Rahim Othman; Toia, R.F.

A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia

1985

Mawardi bin Rahmani (University of New South Wales, Kensington) | Rahim Othman | Toia, R.F.

Specimens of 216 plants representing 150 genera and 50 families were collected from four areas in the western and central parts of Peninsular Malaysia. The leaves of each species were screened for alkaloids, steroids and triterpenes, and for saponins. 28 species (13%) gave a positive test for alkaloids, 86 (40%) for saponins and 55 (25%) for triterpenes/steroids

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