Isolation and Characterization of Constituents from the Extracts of Ficus mucoso Leaves

Abdulmumeen Amao Hamid (Kampala International University, Western Campus)
Godshelp Osas Egharevba (Landmark University)
Shuaib Bolaji Issa (University of Ilorin)
Oluwafeyikemi Mercy Olalere (University of Ilorin)
Bukunmi Temitope Akinloye (University of Ilorin)
Yakub Tunde Yakub (University of Ilorin)
O. Sulyman Ibrahim (University of Ilorin)
Idris Umar (Federal University of Agriculture)
Habeebulahi Ajibola Adekilekun (Kampala International University)
Idris Olatunji Sanusi (Kampala International University)
Abdullahi Alhaji Ahmad (Kwara State Polytechnic)

Biology, Medicine, & Natural Product Chemistry
Vol 15, No 1 (2026)

The n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Ficus mucoso leaves were screened for the presence of metabolites, using column and thin-layer chromatographic techniques. Dodec-6-enoic acid (1), methyl hexadecanoate (2), hexadec-9-enoic acid (3), and ethyl tetradecanoate (4) were obtained from the extracts of F. mucoso leaves. These compounds were confirmed via 1H and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) and available published literature.