Table 4.

GC/MS analysis of the USM of the n-hexane extract of E. sativa Mill. leaves.

Rt	Compound	Molecular weight	Molecular formula	Base beak	Peak area %
26.16	1-Hexadecanol	242	C16H34O	83	0.99
27.3	2-Hexyldodecyl acetate	312	C20H40O2	97	0.45
28.02	E-8-Tridecen-2-ol, acetate	240	C15H28O2	57	0.91
29.23	1-Nonadecanol	284	C19H40O	69	0.31
30.6	1-Octadecanol	270	C18H38O	97	3.24
31.88	6,10,14-Trimethyl-2-pentadecanone,	268	C18H36O	109	30.32
32.09	Octadecanal	268	C18H36O	96	0.49
32.59	2,5-Furandione, dihydro-3-dodecenyl	266	C16H26O3	69	0.82
33.13	2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-tetradecyl-	282	C18H34O2	57	4.01
33.24	8-Hexadecenal, 14-methyl	252	C17H32O	57	1.8
33.72	Isophytol	296	C20H40O	71	0.37a
34.23	1,8-Dipropoxyanthraquinone	324	C20H40O4	99	0.89
34.62	Behenic alcohol	326	C22H46O	83	3.23
35.37	11-Methyl-12-tetradecen-1-ol acetate	268	C17H32O2	83	0.94
36.33	2-Acetoxy-1,1,10-trimethyl-6,9-epidioxydecalin	268	C15H24O4	85	1.16
36.67	Phytol	296	C20H40O	71	2.27a
38.25	1-Tricosanol	340	C23H48O	83	1.72
38.71	3,5-Cyclo-5-cholestan-6-ol	387	C26H45NO	157	0.83
39.53	Methyl 2-octylcyclopropene-1-heptanoate	294	C19H34O2	71	8.1
41.6	1-Hexadecanol	382	C26H54O	97	1.86
43.26	Pentacosane	352	C25H52	71	0.4
44.25	3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol	296	C20H40O	149	19.09
44.72	1-Pentacosanol	368	C25H52O	69	0.48
46.25	2-Tetracosanol, acetate	396	C206H52O2	71	4
46.94	1-Hexacosanol	382	C26H54O	97	0.77
52.11	Cholesterol	386	C27H46O	105	0.33
53.52	5,10-Secocholest-1(10)-en-3,5-dione	400	C27H44O2	105	0.77
53.83	β-Sitosterol	414	C29H50O	95	3.19
53.95	Stigmasterol	412	C29H48O	81	0.95
Total identified compounds					94.69
Total identified sterols					5.24
Total identified non-sterol components					89.45

^aCompounds could be artefacts from the solvents.