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Table 2.

Bioactive compounds identified in EtOAc extract of Jatropha podagrica stem bark by GC-MS.

Fraction	Retention Time	Peak Area (%)	Compounds	Chemical Formula	Molecular Weight	Chemical Class	Retention Index *
C1	10.35	4.76	Gallic acid	C₇H₆O₅	170	Phenolic acid	1754
C1	16.37	96.24	Methyl gallate	C₈H₈O₅	184	Phenol	1722
C2	10.35	12.09	Gallic acid	C₇H₆O₅	170	Phenolic acid	1754
	16.37	3.87	Methyl gallate	C₈H₈O₅	184	Phenol	1722
	18.95	84.04	Fraxetin	C₁₀H₈O₅	208	Coumarin	2004
C3	16.37	2.94	Methyl gallate	C₈H₈O₅	184	Phenol	1722
	18.35	54.34	Tomentin	C₁₁H₁₀O₅	222	Coumarin	2085
	18.92	42.72	Fraxetin	C₁₀H₈O₅	208	Coumarin	2004
C4	16.35	12.32	Methyl gallate	C₈H₈O₅	184	Phenol	1722
C4	18.96	87.68	Fraxetin	C₁₀H₈O₅	208	Coumarin	2004
C5	18.96	97.67	Fraxetin	C₁₀H₈O₅	208	Coumarin	2004

* The retention indices were obtained from the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library 2014. Wiley-WHC, Weinheim, Germany [23].