GC-MS Determination of Bioactive components of Polycarpaea corymbosa lams. (Caryophyllaceae)

Plan:The investigation was carried out to determine thepossible chemical components from Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam. root and aerial parts.Methodology: GC-MS was analysed using Agilent (Model 5975C) GasChromatography–Mass Spectrometry.Outcome: GC-MS analysis of methanolic extract of root and aerial part ledto identification of 30 and 24 compounds respectively. The components wereidentified by comparing their retention indices and mass spectra fragmentationpatterns with those stored in the National Institute of Standards andTechnology (NIST) library. The major constituents reported are n-Hexadecanoicacid in methanolic aerial extract and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in methanolicroot extract.Keywords:Polycarpaea corymbosa, n-Hexadecanoic acid, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural.