Table 4.

GC–MS analysis of the crude methanolic extract of E. flexuosa

No	Retention time	Chemical constituents	Area % (higher than 1%)
1	2.453	• 1-Benzyl-3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-oxide • 1-(2-Hydroxyimino-2-phenyl–ethyl)-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione • 1H-Pyrimidine-2,4-dione, 1-benzyloxymethyl-5-bromo-6-methyl-	3.35
2	3.054	• 1,5-Heptadien-3-yne • 10-Phenyldecanoic acid • Benzene, undecyl	3.39
3	4.227	• 3-Benzylthio-5-hydroxy-6,6-dimethy • l-1,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine • 1H-1,2,3-Triazole-4,5-dimethanol, 1-(phenylmethyl) • Benzyl isopentyl ether	1.02
4	4.341	• 1,2-Benzisoxazole • 1,5-Heptadien-3-yne • Pyridine, 4-[2-(phenylmethyl)-2H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl]	14.68
5	16.037	• 1-Methoxybicyclo[2,2,2]oct-5-en-2-yl methyl ketone • 2,4-Dichloro-N-(4-ethoxy-phenyl)-3-methyl-benzenesulfonamide • 3,6-Dimethyl-6-hepten-4-yn-3-ol	1.09
6	17.965	• 1-Octadecanol • n-Nonadecanol-1 • 1-Hexadecanol	7.56
7	20.214	• 2-Pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl	1.40
8	21.221	• Nonanoic acid, methyl ester • Hexadecanoic acid, 15-methyl-, methyl ester • Decanoic acid, methyl ester	1.48
9	21.702	• Pentadecanoic acid • alpha.-D-Glucopyranose, 4-O-.beta-D-galactopyranosyl- • Tetradecanoic acid	43.55
10	23.470	• 6-Nonen-1-ol, acetate, (Z)- 1,1'-Bicyclopropyl, 2,2,2',2'-tetramethyl-1H-Imidazole-4-propanamine	3.30
11	27.819	• Nicotinamide, 5-chloro-2-(4-fluorophenoxy)-4,6-dimethyl-N-phenethyl- • Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, 6-bromo-2-thiophen-2-yl- 4-Bromophenoxathiin]	8.79
12	27.882	• 4-Bromophenoxathiin • 3,5-Dibromobenzoic acid • 2-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-4-quinolinecarboxamide	4.70
13	28.019	• Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, 6-bromo-2- thiophen-2-yl- 1,3-Dithiolo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carbonitrile, 4,7-dichloro-2-thioxo- 2,4,6,8-Tetrathiatricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decane-1-carboxylic acid, 3,5 –dimethyl	5.08