ABSTRACT

Two new fatty acid derivatives characterized as dotriacont-20-en-14-ol-1-oic acid (sanctumoic acid) and 4'-benzoylglucopyranosyl octadec-9-enoate (benzoyl gluco-oleate) were isolated from the leaves of Ocimum sanctum L. (Lamiaceae) together with five known compounds, vanillic acid, ocimumnapthanoic acid, β-sitostero glucoside, oleiyl glucoside and diglucosyl oleate. The structures of isolated compounds have been established on the basis of spectral data analysis and chemical reactions.