Research Article

Phytochemical Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Nigella sativa L Growing in Morocco

Table 2

Characterization by GC-MS of the chemical composition of the mother hexane extract of NS. TR: retention time; %Air: percentage of compounds present.

NamesThis studyComposition of references
TR% Air[29][30][27][31][10]

12.4-Decadienal15.101.791.2
22-oxo-méthyl ester Hexadecanoic acid15.591.06
3Phenol. 4-methoxy-2.3.6-trimethyl-18.411.56
4Palmitic acid-methyl ester22.601.3213.112–13%14.111.9
5Ascorbic acid 2.6-dihexadecanoate23.114.39
6Oleic acid methyl ester24.362.9623.822%21.25+
7Linoleic acid25.1280.6558.554–55%56.7167.59+
8E.Z-1.3.12-Nonadecatriene25.616.24
Stearic2.32–3%
9.12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z.Z)/cis linoleic acid10.18
(9E.12E)-9.12-Octadecadienoic Acid4.2
9.12-heptadecadienoate4.56
(9Z)-9.17-Octadecadienal2.3

+Presence.