Carbohydrates from Detarium microcarpum bark extract

The bark extract of the medicinal plant Detarium microcarpum was analysed for its carbohydrate content by GLC-CIMS. Preparative HPLC of the benzoylated carbohydrate fraction led to the isolation of l-quino-1,5-lactone, d-(−)-bornesitol, d-pinitol, myo-inositol, sucrose, d-glucose, and d-fructose benzoates, which were characterised by NMR spectroscopy experiments.