Research Article

Preliminary Investigation of Bioactive Compounds and Bioautographic Studies of Whole Plant Extract of Euphorbia pulcherrima on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Table 3

FT-IR spectra of the ethyl acetate extract.

Serial numberPeaks in ethyl acetate extractMotionFunctional group

1725.26
825.56
893.07
C–H bending out of planeAromatics

21041.6
1180.47
C–N stretching
C–O–C stretch
Amines
esters

31249.91C–C(O)–CEsters

41373.36CH3 bendAlkanes

51456CH3 bendAlkanes

61612.54
1651.12
N–H stretchingNitrogenous compounds

73379.4O–H stretchAlcohol/phenol

81041.6C–O stretchPhenol

91724C=O stretchingAliphatic aldehydes

102856.67Carboxylic acid O–H stretchAcid

112924.18C–H stretchingAliphatic hydrocarbons