Table 2.

Compounds identified by mass spectroscopy and their properties

Compound	Peak (m/z)	Class	Chemical name/structure	Reported biological, activities	References
Quercetin	293.1	Flavonoid	3,3′,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxy flavone	Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy	Sharma and Gupta (2010)
Gallocatechin	311.1	Flavonoid	Flavan-3,3′,4′,5,5′,7-hexol	Antioxidant and anti-cancer	Legeay et al. (2015)
Esculin	281.2	Hydroxycoumarin	6-O-Beta-d-glucoside of esculetin	Antioxidant, anticancer and a metabolite	Wang et al. (2013)
3-Sinapoylquinic acid	379.1	Quinic acid derivative	Cyclohexane ring with four hydroxyl groups at positions 1, 3.4, and 5, and carboxylic acid at position 1	Antioxidant and anti-cancer	Legeay et al. (2015)
Ellagic acid	341.0	Phenolic acid	Dilactone of hexahydroxydiphenic acid	Antioxidant, antihepatotoxic, antisteatosic, anticholestatic, antifibrogenic, anti-hepatocarcinogenic, antibacterial, and antiviral	García-Nino and Zazueta (2015)
Gallic acid	144.0	Phenolic acid	Trihydroxybenzoic acid	Antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-diabetic	Nayeem et al. (2016)
Citric acid	191.0	Carboxylic acid	2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricar-boxylic acid	Antibacterial,calculi dissolution agent, anticoagulant, preservative agent	García-Nino and Zazueta (2015)