Table 3.

Phytochemicals identified from methanolic extract of L. aspera by GC–MS and their reported bioactivity.

S. no.	Phytochemical	Compound nature	Bioactivity	Reference
1	Heptane-1-methanesulfonic acid,7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo	Sulfonic acid ester	Not reported	–
2	3-Methyl-2-(2-oxopropyl) furan	Isoprene	Strong anti-oxidant	[34]
3	Tetradecanoic acid,10,13-dimethyl-methyl ester	Myristic acid	Anti-inflammatory PLA2 inhibition	[32]
4	n-Hexadecanoic acid	Saturated fatty acids	Anti-inflammatory PLA2 inhibition	[33]
5	Methyl 9-cis,11-trans-octadecadienoate	Unsaturated fatty acids	Maintains the cell integrity	[36]
6	Methyl 13-octadecenoate	Unsaturated fatty acids	Maintains the cell integrity	[36]
7	Methyl 5-6-octadecqdienoate	Unsaturated fatty acids	Maintains the cell integrity	[36]
8	6-Octadecenoic acid	Saturated fatty acids	Synthetic inhibitor of neurotoxins	[35]
9	17-Octadecen-14-yn-1-ol	Alcohol	Not reported
10	2-(Fecnch-2-yl) fenchane	Terpenes	Anti-snake venom	[6]
11	[1,1-Bicyclohexyl]-4-carboxylic acid,4′-pentyl-4-pentylphenyl ester	Esters	Not reported	–
12	Stigmasterol	Phytosterol	Anti-snakevenom	[37]
13	Gamma-sitosterol	Phytosterol	Anti-snake venom	[37]
14	Benzene,1-methyl-2-(1-methyl-2-methylenecyclopentyl)		Not reported	–