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 6

Phytochemicals in Euphorbia pulcherrima hexane : ethyl acetate (9 : 1) fraction of ethyl acetate extract (C).

PeakNameStructure

12,6-Di-tert-butylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione 
(quinone)

32,4-Di-tert-butylphenol 
(phenolic)

12Diisobutyl phthalate 
(wax)

147,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione 
(flavonoid)

17Dibutyl phthalate 
(wax)

244,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a,14b-icosahydropicen-3-ol 
(steroid)

34Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol, acetate 
(saponin)

354-(3-Hydroxy-3-methylpentyl)-3,4a,8,8-tetramethyldecahydronaphthalen-1-ol 

(saponin)