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 5

Phytochemicals in Euphorbia pulcherrima n-hexane fraction of ethyl acetate extract (B).  

Peak numberNameStructure

8Menthyl acetate

102,4,4-Trimethylpentyl 2-ethylbutanoate 
(wax)

182,2,6-Trimethyl-7-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclooctane-1,5-dione

19Heptan-3-yl isobutyl phthalate  
(wax)

204-(((Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)amino)-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one 
(alkaloid)

237,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione  
(flavonoid)

25Butyl heptan-3-yl phthalate 
(wax)

282-(tert-Butyl)-6-methyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one 
(flavonoid)

322-Methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-oxobutyl)cyclohexanone

341,2,3,5-Tetraisopropylcyclohexane

39Oleamide  
(wax)

44Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate  
(wax)