Bioactive Compounds of Prosopis Africana Oil (African Mesquite) Using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (Gc-Ms) Technique

Abstract

Phytochemicals (bioactive compounds) are generally regarded as chemicals of plant origin used for plants for growth, defense against competitors and pathogens. They also have a wide range of pharmacological activities including – antiarrhythmic, antioxidant, antimalarial, vasodilatory, antimicrobial, analgesics, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, hypo-cholesterolemic, anti-androgenic, antiviral, antifungal and immune-modulatory. This study was carried out to investigate the bioactive compounds of Prosopis africana oil (African mesquite) using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry technique. A total of 73 bioactive compounds (77.16 %) were identified based on their peak areas. The major compounds identified in the oil sample were; prosogerin A (29.90 %), caryophyllene (12.33 %), 2, 4-bis (1-phenylethyl) phenol (5.80 %), gallic acid (5.22 %), β-cyclocitral (3.11 %), β-sitosterol (2.50 %), α-terpinene (2.09 %) and ellagic acid (2.04 %). The other compounds were less than 1 %, however, they exert various pharmacological properties. It was concluded that Prosopis africana oil is loaded with phytochemicals and also has several health promoting properties and it can also be used as a remedy for the treatment of several ailments in human being and animals.

Micromorphological and phytochemical profiling of Delphinium suave Huth. from Hindukush range, Lower Dir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

“…The interpretation of GC/MS mass spectrum and constituents were recognized by comparing their mass spectra to those in the Databases (Nist, msms, MAINLIB and Replib). Spectrums of known components contained in the Library and spectrum of the unknown components were compared according to chemical constituents present in the plant extract (Mohammed et al, 2023; Olujimi, 2023).…”