Table 7 Comparison in the identified compounds in the alcoholic extracts of the Y. aloifolia variegata, Y. aloifolia, Y. filamentosa and Y.elephantipes.using LC–MS/MS.

From: LC–MS/MS and GC–MS profiling as well as the antimicrobial effect of leaves of selected Yucca species introduced to Egypt

Peak no.

Rt

Identification

Y. aloifolia variegata

Y. aloifolia

Y. filamentosa

Y.elephantipes

1

18.48

Spirostan-3-ol-3-O-[β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-glucopyranoside

++

+

+

+

2

22.40

Gallic acid

++

+

+

3

22.92

Spirostan-diol- rhamnosyl hexosyl

++

+

4

25.21

Hecogenin-rhamnoside

++

+

+

5

28.44

(3β, 5α, 25R)-Spirostan-3-ol-3-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside]

++

+

+

6

28.91

(3β, 5β, 25R)-Spirostan-3-ol-3-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside]

++

+

+

7

29.44

(3β, 5α, 25S)-Spirostan-3-ol-3-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside]

++

+

+

8

30.19

(3β, 5β, 25S)-Spirostan-3-ol-3-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside]

++

+

+

9

30.50

25R-Spiostan-diol-dihexoside isomer

++

+

+

10

30.90

25S-Spiostan-diol-dihexoside isomer

++

+

+

11

31.90

Spirostanol-dihexoside isomer

++

+

12

36.40

Chlorogenic acid

++

+

+

+

13

40.06

Rutin or Hesperidin

++

+

+

14

41.68

Cinnamic acid

++

+

+

+

  1. (++) present in high concentration, (+) present in lower concentration, (−) absent.