Exploring The Bioactive Components In Ruellia Prostrata Flower Extract Using Mass Spectrometry And Gas Chromatography Technique

Abstract

In recent years, Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC–MS) has commonly been employed for identification of various bioactive therapeutic compounds that are present in natural extracts. The present study was carried out to identify the possible bioactive components present in Ruellia prostrata flower extract. The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of thirty chemicals bioactive compounds which include n-Hexadecanoic acid, Hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, Phytol, l-(+)-Ascorbic acid 2,6-dihexadecanoate, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, Oleic Acid and Linoleic acid ethyl ester. The findings verified that the extract included a variety of phytochemicals. The identified compounds were likely to possess various biological activities such as antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, antiinflammatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antieczemic, antiarthritic, antioxidant, and anticancer.  Hence, the presence of these phytochemicals could be responsible for the therapeutic effects.