Table 1 Chemical composition of methanol extract of Euphorbia hirta
N0. | Compounda | RTb | Composition (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Megastigmatrienone | 6.711 | 0.1 |
2 | 6,10,14-Trimethyl-2-Pentadecanone | 7.803 | 0.1 |
3 | Methyl palmitate | 8.202 | 1.1 |
4 | Methyl ester of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid | 8.349 | 0.4 |
5 | Palmitic acid | 8.426 | 7.2 |
6 | Methyl linolenate | 9.071 | 1.9 |
7 | Phytol | 9.127 | 8.5 |
8 | Linoleic acid | 9.288 | 7.7 |
9 | 2-monopalmitin | 10.856 | 4 |
10 | 2-monostearin | 11.906 | 2.2 |
11 | Squalene | 12.628 | 2.2 |
12 | Vitamin-E | 15.645 | 1 |
13 | Neophytadiene | 15.849 | 0.2 |
14 | Campesterol | 17.06 | 1.9 |
15 | Clionasterol | 18.607 | 10.4 |
16 | Alnulin or skimmiol | 18.943 | 2.5 |
17 | Beta-amyrin | 19.273 | 3.1 |
18 | Cycloartenol | 20.078 | 34.7 |
19 | Alpha-amyrin | 20.295 | 10.7 |
% of identification | 99.9 | ||
Terpene | 0.1 | ||
Diterpenes | 0.2 | ||
Triterpene | 2.2 | ||
Terpenoid | 1.0 | ||
Diterpenoid | 8.5 | ||
Triterpenoid | 51.0 | ||
Fatty acids | 22.2 | ||
Ester | 2.3 | ||
Sterol | 12.3 | ||
Other | 0.1 |