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“EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE” P A G E 72 Editor’s Note: This research was published in the Journal of Arts, Science and Technology, Volume 8, 2015. C. flexuosa, C. salicifolica, C. angulata and C. ferruginea. Several alkaloids including stachydrine, three alkylhydroxyoxindoles, 1H-indole-3-acetonitrile glycoside, spermidine and its analogues, as well as the antihepatotoxic compound p-methoxybenzoic acid were isolated from C. decidua and C. tomentosa. Compounds identified in this study of Jamaican C. ferruginea were linolenic acid, lupeol, trans-β- carotene and β-sitosterol. These metabolites help to shed some additional light on the range of biochemical pathways within the genus Capparis.