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 9

Phytochemicals in Euphorbia pulcherrima hexane : ethyl acetate (4 : 1) fraction of ethyl acetate extract (F).

Peak	Name	Structure
1	2-Phenylacetic acid; (wax)
3	4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-methoxyphenol; (phenolic)
4	2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol; (terpenoid)
5	4,4,7a-Trimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2(4H)-one; (steroid)
9	Triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate; (wax)
32	(E)-17-(5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl acetate; (steroid)