Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous, Ethanolic and Methanolic Extracts of Areca Nut Fruit on Selected Bacteria

Table 1

GC–MS analysis of Areca Nut extracts.

No.	RT	Name of component	Molecular formula	Mw
1	5.039	Cyclohexane	C6H12	84
2	5.362	Heptane	C7H16	100
3	26.30	2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-Phenol	C14H22O	206
4	27.61	Lauric acid	C12H24O2	200
5	32.46	Tetradecanoic acid	C14H28O2	228
6	47.44	Diethylhexylphthalate	C24H38O4	390