Table 5.
Organic acids of derivatized methanolic extracts obtained by GC-MS.
| Area (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecules | Chemical Formula | Molecular Weight | Flowers | Leaves | Stems | Roots |
| Malic acid | C4H6O5 | 134.0 | 9.16 | 6.02 | 12.26 | 6.67 |
| Malonic acid | C3H4O4 | 104.0 | 1.06 | 1.45 | -- | -- |
| Lactic acid | C3H6O3 | 90.0 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 0.71 |
| Methyl malonate | C8H14O4 | 174.1 | 0.43 | -- | -- | -- |
| Glycolic acid | C2H4O3 | 76.0 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.67 |
| 3-Hydroxypropionic acid | C3H6O3 | 90.0 | -- | 0.38 | 0.61 | 0.6 |
| Succinic Acid | C4H6O4 | 118.0 | -- | 2.12 | 1.85 | -- |
| 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid | C4H8O3 | 104.1 | -- | 1.46 | 0.52 | 0.38 |
| 3-Hydroxyadipic acid | C6H10O5 | 162.1 | -- | 0.51 | -- | -- |
| Citric acid | C6H8O7 | 192.1 | -- | 3.71 | -- | -- |
| Quininic acid | C11H9NO3 | 203.1 | -- | 2.42 | -- | 1.90 |
| Phosphoric acid, monomethyl ester | CH5O4P | 112.0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.16 |
| Propyl acetate | C5H10O2 | 102.1 | -- | -- | 0.93 | -- |
| Fumaric acid | C4H4O4 | 116.0 | -- | -- | 0.09 | -- |
| 2-Furoic acid | C5H4O3 | 112.0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.43 |
| Methyl 3-methoxyacrylate | C5H8O3 | 116.1 | -- | -- | -- | 0.44 |
| Pyruvic acid | C3H4O3 | 88.06 | -- | -- | -- | 0.64 |
| (R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid | C4H8O3 | 104.1 | -- | -- | -- | 0.40 |
| Total | 11.81 | 18.82 | 17.66 | 13.00 | ||
(--): Not detected.