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

Table 3

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

S. number	Name of the compound	RT	Molecular formula	Molecular weight	Peak area %	Structure	Category of the compound	Activity*
1	Dodecanoic acid	13.776	C12H24O2	200.31	2.40		Fatty acids	No activity reported
2	Tetradecanoic acid	16.071	C14H28O2	228.37	0.95		Myristic acid	Antioxidant, cancer preventive, nematicide, hypocholesterolemic, lubricant
3	1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-methylpropyl) ester	17.189	C16H22O4	278.34	0.74		Phthalic ester	Used in preparation of perfumes and cosmetics, plasticized vinyl seats on furniture, cars, and clothing including jackets, raincoats, and boots and used in textiles, as dyestuffs, cosmetics, and glass making
4	Pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester	17.842	C17H34O2	270.45	4.61		Fatty ester	No activity reported
5	n-Hexadecanoic acid	18.176	C16H32O2	256.42	21.75		Palmitic acid	Antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, nematicide, pesticide, lubricant, hemolytic inhibitor, antiandrogenic
6	Cystodytin	18.510	C22H19O3N3	373.78	1.58		Aromatic alkaloid	Antiproliferative activity in human tumor cell lines
7	1-Decanol, 2-hexyl-	18.583	C16H34O	242.44	1.21		Aliphatic alcohols	Antimicrobial
8	10,13-Octadecadienoic acid, methyl ester	19.469	C19H34O2	294.47	4.72		Linoleic acid esters	Anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic, cancer preventive, hepatoprotective, nematicide, insectifuge, antieczemic, anticancer, antiarthritic, insectifuge, antihistaminic, anticoronary
9	trans-13-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester	19.527	C19H36O2	296.48	3.55		Linoleic acid esters	Anti-inflammatory, antiandrogenic, cancer preventive, dermatitigenic, irritant, antileukotriene—D4, hypocholesterolemic, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, anemiagenic, insectifuge, flavor
10	9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-	19.817	C18H32O2	280.44	9.35		Linolenic acid	Anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic, cancer preventive, insectifuge, antiarthritic, hepatoprotective, antiandrogenic, nematicide, antihistaminic, antieczemic
11	9,17-Octadecadienal, (Z)-	19.876	C18H32O	264.44	21.77		Unsaturated aldehyde	Antimicrobial
12	Phthalic acid, di(2-propylpentyl) ester	23.201	C24H38O4	390.55	9.48		Dicarboxylic acid ester	Oral toxicity during pregnancy and sucking in the Long-Evans Rat
13	Anthracene, 9-ethyl-9,10-dihydro-10-t-butyl-	25.699	C20H24	264.40	1.26		Hydrocarbons	No activity reported
14	4-Dehydroxy-N-(4,5-methylenedioxy-2-nitrobenzylidene) tyramine	32.148	C16H14N2O4	298.29	6.72		Tyramine derivative	No activity reported

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