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Chemical Investigation and Antibacterial Activity of the Leaves of Peperomia pellucida L. HBK (Piperaceae)

Author Details Okenwa Uchenna Igwe* and Nkoli Mary-Ann Mgbemena Department of Chemistry, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, P.M.B. 7267 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria  Abstract The chemical components of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Peperomia pellucida was characterized using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique and fifteen compounds were identified which include bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene, 4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene(2.27%), 10,12-octadecadiynoic acid(2.81%), 3,7,11,11-tetramethylbicyclo [8.1.0] undeca-2,6-diene (5.45%),2,6-bis ... Read More »

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