Wild Mushrooms: A Hidden Treasure of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Table 5

GC-MS analysis of T. elegans chloroform extract.

Peaks	RT (min)	PA (%)	IUPAC name and MF of compounds	Nature of compounds	Pharmacological and biological activities	Ref.
1	9.86	16.89	n-Hexadecanoic acid (C16H32O2)	Fatty acid	Antioxidant, antiandrogenic, hypocholesterolemic, nematicide, pesticide, and antibiofilm formation	[89, 97]
2	10.97	72.90	Oleic acid (C18H34O2)	Fatty acid	Antioxidant, apoptotic activity in tumor cells, anticancer, and antibiofilm formation	[97, 98]
3	11.12	10.21	Octadecanoic acid (C18H36O2)	Fatty acid	Antimicrobial and antibiofilm formation	[97, 99]

MF: molecular formula; RT: retention time; PA: peak area.