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. 2021 Apr 21;21:192. doi: 10.1186/s12870-021-02946-2

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],

ant hepatotoxic [53] and fungitoxic [54]

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 [5658] 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 [6164]
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 [6264] 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 [6668]
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]