GC-MS Analysis of Bioactive Compounds on Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Phyllodium pulchellum L. Desv.

The present investigation was carried out to characterize the bioactive compounds present in leaf extract of Phyllodium pulchellum using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrum (GC-MS). The results of the GC-MS analysis provide different peaks determining the presence of 10 phytochemical compounds with different therapeutic activities. The major phytocompounds 9-Octadecenamide, (Z) (18.89), 9-Cyclohexylnonadecane (15.93), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl 2- methyltetrahydro-5-oxo-3-furancarboxylate (10.47) and minor compounds were also present. From the results, it could be concluded that P.pulchellum contains various bioactive compounds have various biological activities. Therefore, it is recommended as a plant of phytopharmaceutical importance.