Chemotaxonomy of Twelve Mimosoideae Species in Iraq

Abstract

Samples of twelve species belong to mimosoideae were collected from baghdad. The current study aimed to screen the bioactive compounds from leaves methanol extracts of twelve species from Mimosoideae to assess the phytochemical compounds properties. The twelve species of Mimosoideae were Acacia cyanophylla Lindl., Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd., Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., Albizia julibrissin Durazz, Calliandra haematocephala, Leucaena leucocephala subsp leucocephala, Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata, Mimosa pudica L., Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth., Prosopis farcta (Banks &Sol.) J.F. Macbr., and Prosopis juliflora (SW.) DC., belong to seven genera grown in Baghdad/ Iraq. Methanolic leave extracts of these species were subjected to GC/MS analysis. Data obtained from GC/MS isolation revealed that these species were qualitatively and quantitatively differed. Where, C. haematocephala leaves extract contained predominantly 9-Octadecenoic acid, (E)- (cis-oleic

acid) of 11.60%, M. pudica possessed 21.03% of Methyl (methyl 4-O-methyl- α-d- mannopyranoside) urinate, L. leucocephala sups. leucocephala had 54% of Methyl (methyl 4-

O-methyl-α-d, P. farcta involved 29.32 % of 4,6-Di-O-methyl-α-d-galactose. Conclusively, these species were chemically differed. Therefore, the chemical compounds could be used as tool for categorizing the mimosoids species.