Table 4.

Bioactive compounds identified in methanol extracts of X. aethiopica fruits.

Peaks	Compound	Relative abundance (%)	Molecular formula	Retention time (Mins.)	Molecular weight (g/mol)	Structure	Biological activity
1	Methanesulfinothioic acid, S-1-propyl ester	21.297	C4H10OS2	1.441	138.02		Antimicrobial9
2	Catechin	39.538	C15H14O6	1.983	290.08		Antioxidant10, Antibacterial [11, Antifungal12, Hepatoprotective13
3.	2-Thiophenecarboxaldehyde,4-(1H-1,3benzimidazolel-1-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-	3.138	C14H12N2OS	3.793	256.07		Antioxidant14,15,
4	Daidzein, Bis (heptafluorobutyrate)	5.708	C23H8F14O6	4.654	646.01		Antioxidant16
5	2-Amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propanoic acid	5.407	C9H11NO3	7.878	181.07		Antimicrobial17
6	Glycyl-L-tyrosine	1.617	C11H14N2O4	12.418	238.10		Growth promoter, Nitrogen balance18
7	2-n-Hexylphenol	2.694	C12H18O	20.392	178.16		–
8	3-Hexadecylaminopyridine	1.588	C21H38N2	26.119	318.30		–
9	α-Methyltyrosine, N,O-diacetyl-	2.693	C14H17NO5	28.976	279.11		–
10	4′-Methoxy-5,7-dihydroxy isoflavone	3.078	C16H12O5	31.392	284.07		Antioxidant19
11	Coumaran-5-ol-3-one, 2-[4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene]-	4.501	C16H12O5	32.492	284.07		Antimalarial20, Anti-histamine21
12	1(2H)-Naphthalenone, 3,4-dihydro-2-(1-naphthalenylmethylene)-	4.592	C21H16O	33.533	284.12		–
13	9-(o-Toluidino)acridine	4.151	C20H16N2		284.13		Antiviral22, Antibacterial23 Anticancer24