Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2022 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Root Extract of a Micropropagated Prunus africana Medicinal Plant Induced Apoptosis in Human Prostate Cancer Cells (PC-3) via Caspase-3 Activation Table 1 Phytochemical components detected in the methanol extract of P. africana experimental materials by GC/MS analysis. t R : retention time (min); %: percent of total.
No. Identified compound PWS PIS PIR PIL PC %2 tR % tR % tR % tR % 1 3-Furanmethanol 5.96 0.39 — — — — 5.97 0.16 5.97 0.79 2 Dihydroxyacetone 7.01 2.22 6.96 0.72 — — 7.01 0.62 7.10 1.31 3 Benzoic acid, methyl ester 12.83 0.46 — — — — 8.11 0.35 — — 4 4H-Pyran-4-one,2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl- 13.95 1.13 13.95 0.63 13.94 0.66 9.19 0.06 14.00 2.87 5 Benzoic acid 14.68 14.02 14.60 3.10 14.55 1.83 12.83 0.15 14.48 0.71 6 Catechol 15.17 4.74 — — 15.17 0.32 13.97 0.80 — — 7 4-Vinylphenol 15.61 0.77 15.62 0.65 15.63 0.80 14.99 6.79 — — 8 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldhyde 15.81 0.31 15.81 0.81 15.81 0.11 15.20 0.80 16.03 24.79 9 Isosorbide 17.10 0.98 — — — — 15.62 1.66 — — 10 Phenol, 2,6-dimethoxy- 18.39 0.41 — — 18.39 0.04 15.83 0.32 — — 11 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 19.30 0.41 25.03 0.14 — — — — — — 12 3,4-Altrosan 20.84 3.30 — — — — — — — — 13 Mandelamide 21.54 0.40 — — — — 21.64 1.41 — — 14 Vanillic acid 22.13 0.93 — — 22.12 0.78 — — — — 15 Benzenepropanol, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- 23.61 2.14 — — — — — — — — 16 Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy- 23.83 0.75 — — — — — — — — 17 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol 24.57 0.17 — — — — — — — — 18 (E)-4-(3-Hydroxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenol 25.03 0.18 25.03 0.14 25.03 0.10 25.05 0.38 — — 19 6-Hydroxy-5-trifluoromethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene 25.98 3.65 — — — — — — — — 20 Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy- 26.13 0.29 26.12 0.08 26.20 0.13 — — — — 21 Isopropyl myristate 26.31 0.40 26.31 0.15 — — — — — — 22 Sorbitol 27.95 0.05 27.00 0.09 29.62 5.75 29.82 2.88 — — 23 n-Hexadecanoic acid 28.21 4.95 28.22 2.34 28.22 3.72 28.24 1.52 28.23 3.18 24 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z)- 30.51 0.20 30.52 0.79 30.52 0.64 30.57 0.88 30.52 0.21 25 Oleic acid 30.58 0.76 30.60 0.99 — — — — 30.60 1.72 26 Octadecanoic acid 30.87 0.47 30.87 0.66 — — 30.89 0.58 30.88 0.69 27 Benzyl, beta-d-glucoside 31.90 0.32 31.90 0.17 — — 32.05 0.28 31.97 0.16 28 9-Octadecenamide, (Z)- 33.35 1.95 33.35 0.80 33.35 1.05 33.36 0.33 33.35 0.59 29 (R)-alpha-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)benzene-acetonitrile 35.10 6.60 — — 35.10 1.91 — — — — 30 13-Docosenamide, (Z)- 37.88 6.49 37.88 6.76 37.88 4.53 37.88 0.93 37.87 1.07 31 Squalene 38.38 1.09 — — — — 38.40 5.34 — — 32 Beta-sitosterol 43.55 8.37 43.57 16.77 43.56 7.75 43.56 4.76 43.55 4.02