Table 3.

Phytocompounds identified in ethanolic extract of F. vasta by GCMS.

Sr No.	RT (minutes)	Compounds Identified	M. Formula	Mol. Wt (g/mol)	Chemical Class	Area (%)	Reported Activities of Compounds
1	6.80	Catechol	C6H6O2	110.11	Benzenediol	0.25	Antioxidant [26], antibacterial, and antifungal [27]
2	6.91	2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran	C8H8O	120.15	1-Benzofurans	2.17	Antileishmania [28]
3	12.20	4,4,5,8-Tetramethylchroman-2-ol	C13H18O2	206.28	Vitamin E analog	1.39	Anti-inflammatory [29]
4	12.74	Levoglucosan	C6H10O5	162.14	Carbohydrate	0.55	Antibacterial [30]
5	12.76	Nonanoic acid	C9H18O2	158.24	Ester	0.58	Antimicrobial [31], antifungal [32]
6	12.79	Phloroglucinol	C6H6O3	126.11	Benzene triol	0.40	Oxidative stress [33]
7	13.10	4-((1E)-3-Hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenol	C10H12O3	180.2005	Organic compound	3.71	Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant [34]
8	13.50	Quinic acid	C7H12O6	192.17	Cyclitol/Cyclohexane carboxylic acid	4.07	Anti-carcinogenic and antioxidant [35]
9	15.63	n-Hexadecanoic acid	C16H32O2	256.42	Fatty acid	4.27	Antioxidant, and nematicide [36]
10	15.92	Hexadecanoicacid, ethyl ester	C18H36O2	284.5	Fatty acid ester	1.82	Antioxidant, and nematicide [37]
11	17.35	9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)-	C19H32O2	292.5	Fatty acid ester	0.72	Anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, [38]
12	17.54	Phytol	C20H40O	296.5	Diterpenoid	5.13	Cytotoxic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial [39,40]
13	17.67	16-Methylheptadecanoic acid methyl ester	C19H38O2	298.5	Ester of isostearic acid	0.13	Anti-cancer [41]
14	17.92	9 12-Octadecadienoic acid (z z)- methyl ester	C19H34O2	294.4	Fatty acid	2.80	Hepatoprotective [42]
15	18.03	11 14 17-eicosatrienoic acid methyl ester	C21H36O2	320.5	Fatty acid methyl ester	3.76	Anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic [43]
16	18.19	Linoleic acid ethyl ester	C20H36O2	308.5	Linoleic acid	0.99	Anti-acne [44]
17	18.23	Octadecanoic acid	C18H36O2	284.5	Fatty acid (stearic acid)	0.43	Antioxidant, antimicrobial [45]
18	22.74	12-Oleanene-3-yl acetate (3.α.)-	C32H52O2	468.8	Triterpenoid	0.01	Antioxidant and cytotoxic [46]
19	23.18	Hexadecanoicacid, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl ester	C19H38O4	330.5	Fatty acid	1.77	Antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory [47]
20	25.84	Methyl (Z)-5,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoate	C21H34O2	318.5	Fatty acid methyl ester	1.31	Antibacterial [48]
21	32.06	Vitamin E	C29H50O2	430.7	Vitamins	0.65	Anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, and antispasmodic [36]
22	33.82	Campesterol	C28H48O	400.7	Phytosterol	0.83	Anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anti-cancer [36]
23	34.56	Stigmasterol	C29H48O	412.7	Sterol	0.90	Anti-tumor, hypoglycemic, and anti-inflammatory [49,50,51]
24	34.65	Ursa-9(11),12-dien-3-ol	C30H48O	424.7	Triterpene	0.36	Anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant [52]
25	35.92	beta-Sitosterol	C29H50O	414.7	Phytosterol	1.54	Anti-cancer, and hypocholestremia [53]
26	36.09	Stigmasterol, 22,23-dihydro	C29H50O	414.7	Steroid	8.04	Anti-cancer, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and anti-viral [54]
27	37.36	11-Oxours-12-en-3-yl acetate	C32H50O3	482.7	Ester of acetic acid	6.46	Antidiabetic [55]
28	36.73	beta-Amyrin	C30H50O	426.7	Triterpenoid	2.26	Antioxidant, antimalarial, and antiulcer [52]

RT: Retention time, M. formula: Molecular formula, % Area: % peak area, and Mol. wt: Molecular weight.