Research Article

Potential Antitumor Activity and Apoptosis Induction of Glossostemon bruguieri Root Extract against Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Table 1

Phytochemical compounds identified in the GC-MS analysis of the organic extract of Glossostemon bruguieri roots.

PKRTPeak area (%)Name of the compoundMolecular formulaMWNature of the compound

12.9617.1ApigeninC15H10O5270Flavonoids
23.266.49KaempferolC15H10O6286Flavonoids
33.365.91Palmitic acidC16H32O2256Fatty acids
46.282.15Ethyl PalmitateC18H36O2284Fatty acid esters
56.655.27SalvigeninC18H16O6328Flavonoids
69.460.81Chlorogenic AcidC16H18O9354Phenolic compounds
79.781.71HeptanoneC8H16O128Ketone
89.912.34PhytolC20H40O296Precursor for vitamins E and K
912.23.83Phthalic acidC28H46O4446Dicarboxylic acid
1012.75.66Dibutyl phthalateC16H22O4278Bisphenol
1113.83.987-MethoxyflavoneC28H46O4252Flavonoids
1214.12.84Hydrocinnamic acidC9H10O2150Phenylpropanoids
1315.25.45PineneC10H16136Monoterpene
1417.44.65CarvoneC10H14O152Terpenoids
1517.94.73PhyscionC10H16O5284Terpenoids
1618.32.68Methyl linolenateC19H32O2292Fatty acids
1719.26.12Biflavonoid(C6-C3-C6)2538Flavonoids
1821.11.57ChrysophanolC15H10O4254Phenolic compound
1924.911.3SqualeneC30H50410Terpenoids
2026.23.24α-Linolenic acidC19H32O2292Fatty acids
2133.12.23IcosatrienoateC21H36O2320Fatty acids

PK: peak number; RT: retention time; MW: molecular weight.