Volatile Compounds and Bioactivities of Non Polar Extracts of Horsfieldia macrothyrsa leaves and twigs

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the chemical composition of Horsfieldia macrothyrsa leaves and twigs by using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) to extract the hexane (non-polar) fraction, which has antioxidant, antidiabetic, and anticancer properties against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. As per the findings, the primary constituents of this fraction were fatty acids and sesquiterpenes, with the other constituents being sesamin (13.32% twigs), palmitic acid (20.58% leaves), squalene (2.7% twigs), and linolenic acid (25.56% leaves). According to the antidiabetic activity test, the hexane fraction of H. macrothyrsa twigs exhibited an IC50 of 23.230 ± 0.22 μg/mL. In contrast, the antioxidant values of the leaves and twigs ranged from 50 μg/mL. The breast cancer cell line MCF-7 exhibited cytotoxic capability in an in vitro anticancer assay.