Table 3.

Biological activities of some of the volatile compounds within the methanol leaf extracts of A. senegalensis, S. frutescents, and W. somnifera through GC-MS analysis.

Name of Compound	Biological Activity
DimethylSulfone	Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity [18,46]
Oxtrane (butoxymethyl)-propane	Antibacterial [47]
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester	Antimicrobial [48]
2-butenedioic acid-dimethyl ester	Antimcrobial [49]
2,3,5-trimethylanizole (phenol)	Antibacterial, antioxidant [49]
1-hydroxy-2-pentanone	Anticancer, antimicrobial [47]
Octadecanal stearaldehyde	Antimicrobial [47]
Decanoic acid,3-methyl	Antibacterial [50]
n-hexadecanoic acid	Anti-flammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, anticancer, antimicrobial, and antifungal [48,49,50]
1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol	Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors [50]
9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid	Anticancer, anti-obese, antioxidant [48]
Phytol	Antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antidiabetic [48,50]