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. 2016 Jan 29;3(1):3. doi: 10.3390/medicines3010003

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