Table 1.
Phyto-constituents identified from heartwood of A. adianthifolia by GC-MS analysis.
| Species | Compd. Name/No | Mol. Formula | Mol. Wt. | NIST Match Factor: Forward, Reverse | RT (min) | Peak Area (%) | Reported Bioactivity | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. adianthifolia (n-hexane extract) | n-hexadecanoic acid 1 | C16H32O2 | 256 | 858, 880 | 16.65 | 34.85 | Anti-inflammatory [15], Antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic nematicide, pesticide, anti androgenic flavor, hemolytic, 5-Alpha reductase inhibitor [16], potent mosquito larvicide [17]. | 
| oleic acid 2 | C18H34O2 | 282 | 754, 892 | 18.27 | 6.28 | Antibacterial [18]. | |
| chondrillasterol 3 | C29H48O | 412 | 805, 935 | 29.29 | 18.23 | Cytotoxicity [19]. | |
| stigmasterol 4 | C29H48O | 412 | 818, 830 | 29.30 | 28.64 | Thyroid inhibitory, antiperoxidative and hypoglycemic effects [20]. | |
| 24S, 5α stigmast-7-en-3β-ol 5 | C29H50O | 414 | 809, 930 | 30.02 | 4.37 | Antimutagenic [21]. | |
| Total = 92.37 | |||||||
| A. adianthifolia (chloroform extract) | 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, methyl ester 6 | C19H34O2 | 294 | 750, 895 | 17.76 | 17.58 | Anti-cancer [22]. | 
| trans-13-octadecanoic acid, methyl ester 7 | C19H36O2 | 296 | 857, 907 | 17.81 | 37.23 | Anti-inflammatory, antiandrogenic, cancer preventive, dermatitigenic, irritant, antileukotriene—D4, hypocholesterolemic, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, anemiagenic, insectifuge, flavor [23]. | |
| Total = 54.81 | |||||||