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Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Year: 2007 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 444-445
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.444.445
Investigation of Compounds from Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Mohammad Mehdi Sadeghian and Forough Mortazaienezhad

Abstract: Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (neem) is a source of several bioactive components, however only Azadirachtins have been commercially exploited. A quantitative HPLC analysis of the components present in an aqueous extract of powdered neem leaves prepared in the traditional manner was undertaken. This study indicate that aqueous extracts contain Azadirachtin A, B, D, H, I, Desacetylnimbin, Azadiradione, Nimbin, Salanin, Azadirone, Nimbolin, Nimbinene, Nimbolide. Neem leaves extract have been used for pesticide, fertilizer, corrosion inhibition and biosorbent for dyes.

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Mohammad Mehdi Sadeghian and Forough Mortazaienezhad, 2007. Investigation of Compounds from Azadirachta indica (Neem). Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 6: 444-445.

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