Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial/Antioxidant Activity of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Rhizome Methanolic Extract

Table 1

Fatty acid profiles of the methanolic extract of C. dactylon rhizomes.

Fatty acidLevel (%)

(C12:0)Lauric acid0.20
(C14:0)Myristic acid0.93
(C15:0)Pentadecanoic acid0.17
(C16:0)Palmitic acid40.36
(C16:1)Palmitoleic acid0.37
(C17:0)Margaric acid0.21
(C18:0)Stearic acid4.10
(C18:1t)Oleic acid0.13
(C18:1c)Oleic acid28.26
(C18:2t)Linoleic acid0.28
(C18:2c)Linoleic acid17.01
(C18:3)Linolenic acid4.58
(C20:0)Arachidonic acid0.64
(C20:1)Paulinic acid0.19
(C22:0)Behenic acid0.40
(C24:0)Lignoceric acid0.38
Other fatty acids1.13
Saturated fatty acids (SFAs)47.39
Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs)28.98
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)21.87
PUFA/SFA1.073
Oxidative stability index3.05