Table 3 Phytochemicals detected in hexane extract of all parts of M. ciliata plant analyzed by GC-MS.

From: Phytochemical profiling of Moltkiopsis ciliata using DART-ToF-MS and GC-MS

No

tR (min)

Expected compound

Formula

MW

Main fragments

1

11.38

Indolizine

C8H7N

117

117,89,90,63,116

2

33.60

Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester

C17H34O2

270

74,87,55,143,75,227

3

34.35

Dibutyl phthalate

C16H22O4

278

149,150,223,104,205

4

36.95

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, methyl ester (linoleic acid, methyl ester)

C19H34O2

294

67,81,55,95,82,79

5

37.04

9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester (oleic acid, methyl ester)

C19H36O2

296

202,55,79,57,67

6

38.73

Echinatine

C15H25NO5

299

138,93,94,139,80,95

7

39.09

Heliotrine

C16H27NO5

313

138,93,94,139,80

8

46.17

Hexadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl) ethyl ester (palmitin, 2-mono-)

C19H38O4

330

98,57,55,74,239

9

46.96

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl ester (Linolein, 2-mono-)

C21H38O4

354

67,81,55,95,79

10

53.66

Vitamin-E

C19H38O4

330

165,430,164,431,166

11

55.33

Campesterol

C28H48O

400

400,105,107,145,55

12

56.03

Stigmasterol

C29H48O

412

414,107,105,145,55

13

57.43

γ-Sitosterol

C29H50O

414

414,55,107,57,145

14

57.79

Stigmasta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol, (3β,24Z)-

C29H48O

412

314,55,207,281,69