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Table 7 Phytochemical components of Suaeda vermiculata ethanolic extract as identified by GC-MS analysis

From: Characterization, antioxidant, and cytotoxic effects of some Egyptian wild plant extracts

Peak no.

RT

Compound name

Area %

Molecular formula

Class

Reported bioactivity

References

1

5.03

Octadecanoic acid, 2-(hexadecyloxy)ethyl ester

1.64

C36H72O3

Fatty acid derivative

No activity reported

 

2

5.08

Rhodoviolascin

1.59

C42H60O2

Carotenoid derivative

Antioxidant

[52]

3

16.94

2-(4-Ethoxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-3-nitro-2H-chromene

10.90

C18H17NO5

Chromene derivative

No activity reported

 

4

18.34

Canthaxanthin

1.83

C40H52O2

Carotenoid derivative

Antioxidant

[26]

5

19.51

Cyclomulberrin

3.82

C25H24O6

Isoprenylated flavonoid

No activity reported

 

6

21.50

Stearic acid, 3-(octadecyloxy)propyl ester

21.37

C39H78O3

Fatty acid derivative

5-α-Reductase inhibitor, cosmotic, flavor, hypocholestrolemic, lubricant, perfumery, propecic and suppository

[53]

7

22.48

Fucoxanthin

14.43

C42H58O6

Carotenoid

Anticancer, anti-angiogenic, anti-proliferative, and apoptosis inducer

[54]

8

24.25

Hexadecanoic acid, 2-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-1,3-propanediyl ester

4.88

C38H76O5Si

Fatty acid derivative

No activity reported

 

9

26.27

Astaxanthin

13.89

C40H52O4

Carotenoid

Antioxidant, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-hypertension, anti-atherosclerosis, and anti-ulcer

[55]

10

27.18

Hexasiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7,9,9,11,11-dodecamethyl-

25.66

C12H38O5Si6

Siloxane derivative

Antimicrobial, antiseptic, hair conditioning agent, skin conditioning agent-emollient; solvent

[26]

  1. RT retention time (min)