Research Article

Phytochemical Profiling of Leaf, Stem, and Tuber Parts of Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi Using GC-MS

Table 1

Compounds identified in the methanolic leaf extract of Solena amplexicaulis by GC-MS.

S. numberName of the compoundRTMolecular formulaMolecular weightPeak area %StructureCategory of the compoundActivity*

1Hexahydropyridine, 1-methyl-4-[4,5-dihydroxyphenyl]-6.761C12H17NO2207.1210.75567409.table.001aAromatic piperidineNo activity reported

21-Octanamine11.990C8H19N129.2416.16567409.table.001bAliphatic amineNo activity reported

31-Tetradecanamine12.091C14H31N213.4010.24567409.table.001cAliphatic amineNo activity reported

4Carane16.317C10H18138.2418.76567409.table.001dTerpeneAntifeedant, antioxidant

5Pentane-2,4-dione, 3-(1-adamantyl)16.753C15H22O2234.335.85567409.table.001eAliphatic diketoneNo activity reported

6Phytol18.990C20H40O296.5338.24567409.table.001fDiterpeneAnticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antitumor, chemopreventive, antimicrobial, use in vaccine formulations

 *Source: Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases (online database).