Table 2.
Bioactive compounds present in the M. paradisiaca hydroethanolic leaf extract.
| Leaf extract | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | RT | Name of the compound | Molecular formula | MW | Peak area % | Compound nature | Activity |
| 1 | 16.104 | Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester | C17H34O2 | 270 | 3.46 | Palmitic acid ester | Antioxidant, antiandrogenic, pesticide, antihypercholesterolemic, nematicide, lubricant, flavor, and hemolytic |
| 2 | 16.90 | n-Hexadecanoic acid | C16H32O2 | 256 | 16.35 | Palmitic acid | Antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antihypercholesterolemic, hemolytic, nematicide, pesticide, antiandrogenic, flavor, and 5-alpha reductase inhibitory |
| 3 | 19.24 | 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, methyl ester | C19H34O2 | 294 | 1.99 | Linolenic acid | Antiinflammatory, hypocholesterolemic cancer preventive, hepatoprotective, nematicide insectifuge, antihistaminic antieczemic, antiacne, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor antiandrogenic, antiarthritic, and anticoronary |
| 4 | 19.36 | 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)- | C19H32O2 | 292 | 3.81 | Linoleic acid ester | Antihypercholesterolemic, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, nematicide, antiarthritic, hepatoprotective, and antiandrogenic |
| 5 | 19.58 | Phytol | C20H40O | 296 | 30.59 | Diterpene | Antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, anticancer, and diuretic |
| 6 | 20.04 | 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)- | C18H32O2 | 294 | 6.20 | Linolenic acid | Antiinflammatory, nematicide, insectifuge, antihistaminic, antiacne, antihypercholesterolemic, cancer chemopreventive, hepatoprotective, antiarthritic, antieczemic, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, antiandrogenic, and anticoronary |
| 7 | 20.18 | 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)- | C19H32O2 | 292 | 23.98 | Linolenic acid ester | Hypocholesterolemic, nematicide, antiarthritic, hepatoprotective, antiandrogenic, and 5-alpha reductase |
| 8 | 23.41 | 9-Octadecenamide, (Z)- | C18H35NO | 281 | 0.74 | Oleamide | Antioxidative, antiepileptic, neuroprotective, and hypolipdmic |
| 9 | 23.50 | 9-Octadecenamide, (Z)- | C18H35NO | 281 | 5.74 | Oleamide | Antiepileptic, neuroprotective, hypolipidmic, and antioxidative |
| 10 | 25.17 | No match | — | — | 1.35 | — | — |
| 11 | 25.62 | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | C24H38O4 | 390 | 2.24 | Phthalic acid ester | No activity reported |
| 12 | 27.10 | No match | — | — | 1.46 | — | — |
| 13 | 27.188 | No match | — | — | 1.59 | — | — |
| 14 | 27.36 | No match | — | — | 0.49 | — | — |
Modified from Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases [35].