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Applied Organic Chemistry Laboratory - Ethereal Flower Extract GC-MS Analysis

ABSTRACT: GC-MS raw file pertaining to Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth ethereal flower extract, subject to secondary metabolites identification through GNPS molecular networking.

INSTRUMENT(S): Shimadzu Nexis GC-2030-GCMS-QP2020 NX

ORGANISM(S): Ipomoea Purpurea (l.) Roth

SUBMITTER: David Arregui

PROVIDER: MSV000093997 | MassIVE | Sat Feb 03 12:02:00 GMT 2024

REPOSITORIES: MassIVE

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Reimagining invasive weeds through a preliminary antibacterial and phytochemical evaluation of Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth floral and seed ethereal extracts.

Arregui-Almeida David D Cevallos-Vallejo Amanda A Yauri Maria Fernanda MF

Scientific reports 20251209

Plant specialized metabolites have emerged as key targets in natural products research for their broad bioactivities and potential in novel drug discovery, such as antibiotics. Regrettably, the reliance on vegetal sources often raises ecological concerns, prompting a shift toward alternative species with no conservation constraints-among them, the invasive weed Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. With limited studies on I. purpurea non-polar metabolites and easy access to its floral and seed material, t ...[more]

PMID: 41366522

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