Table 4.
Some phytochemical constituents of in vitro shoots and calli of Juniperus procera detected by GC-MS and their biological activity
| Shoot-Compounds | RT (min) | Activity | Callus - compounds | RT (min) | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclononasiloxane | 27.214–31.660 | Antibacterial [45] | 2,4,6-Cycloheptatrien-1-one | 18.406 | Bacteriostatic and bactericidal [46] |
| S-Indacene-1,7-dione | 33.548 | Antifungal [47] | 1H-Cycloprop [e]azulene | 21.259 | Analgesic and anti-inflammatory [48] |
| Perylene | 34.252 | Potentially mutagenic and carcinogenic [49, 50] | 1H-Benzocycloheptene | 21.259 | Anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial [51] |
| Benzoic acid | 35.813 |
Antimicrobial [52], |
Cyclononasiloxane | 27.214 | Antibacterial [45] |
| 1Phenanthrenecarboxaldehyde | 36.677 | Antimicrobial [55] | Kaur-16-ene | 30.905 | Anti-inflammatory [47] |
| Retinol | 36.677 | Photoaging and dermatologic disorders [56–58] | Podocarpa-6,8,11,13-tetraen-12-ol | 30.905 | Algicidal [59] |
| 2-Phenanthrenol | 38.891 | Antimicrobial [60] | Phenanthrene | 33.548 | Anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, antimicrobial,cytotoxic, antiplatelet aggregation and phytotoxic [61–64] |
| n-Octanoic acid | 39.118 | Anti-inflammatory and anti-seizure [65] | S-Indacene-1,7-dione | 33.548 | Antibacterial [60] |
| Ferruginol | 39.227–39.865 | Antibacterial, antimalarial and antitumoral [62–64] | Adipic acid | 34.009 | a precursor for Nylon-6, and 6 polymer [61] |
| Prasterone | 40.091 | vulvovaginal atrophy treated [62] | Desomorphine | 36.677 | Analgesic [63] |
| n-Nonadecanoic acid | 40.586 | Antimicrobial [64] | Benz [c]acridine, | 38.254 | Antibacterial [69, 70] |
| 9(1H)-Phenanthrenone | 41.02 | Antifungal [71] | Acetamide | 38.254 | Antifungal [71], Anti-inflammatory and analgesic [72] |
| 2,6-Phenanthrenediol | 42.507 | Antimicrobial [73] | Podocarpa-8,11,13-triene | 38.480 | Anti-inflammatory [74] |
| Quinolone | 43.329 | Antibiotic [71, 72, 75] | Phenanthrenol | 38.480 | Drug precursor [76] |
| Fluorophenol | 38.623 | antibacterial [77] | |||
| Ferruginol | 39.277–39.865 | Antibacterial, antimalarial and antitumor [66–68] | |||
| 2-Phenanthrenol | 39.277 | antimicrobial [60] | |||
| Acetamide | 39.705 | Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic [78] | |||
| Benzene(1-nitro-4-(phenylmethyl) | 39.865 | inhibitor [78] | |||
| Cyclopenta | 40.527 | Antitumor [79] | |||
| 9(1H)-Phenanthrenone | 41.039 | anti-inflammatory [80] | |||