GC-MS Analysis of Spondias cytherea Fruits and leaves

Abstract

The chemical composition of the fruit Spondias cytherea using GC-MS analysis showed the presence of the following compounds in their various portions; 2,2-dichloro acetate nonyl (3.13%), n-hexadecan-1-ol (4.43%), 6-octadecanoic acid (15.93%), n-octaddecanoic (10.44%), L-(+)- ascorbic acid, 2,6-dihexadecanoate (17.49%), 1-ethyl-1-cyclohexanol (5.22%), nonadec-1-ene (4.17%), 1-heptadecene (5.22%), hexanoic acid (2.61%), 6-methyl-1-heptanol (3.13%), 5 hydroxymethylfuran-2-carbaldehyde (4.17%), 1,1,3-trimethylcyclopentane (1.31%), 2(5H)-furanone (9.14%), 3-furaldehyde (3.65%), methyl 2-oxopropanoate (2.61%), 2-methyl but-enal (2.06%) and 2H-pyran-2yl-3-benzoyloxy-3,6-dihydro-6-methoxy, methyl benzoate (5.22%). The chemical composition of leaves comprises of 2-oxo-2-phenlethane-1,1, diyldiacetate (5.08%), 1,1,3-trimethylcyclopentane (1.52%), 6-methyl/heptan-1-ol (2.53%), 9-octadecene (3.55%), (E)-lcos-9-ene (3.05%), 2-methylhexadecanoic acid (10.15%), L-(+)-ascorbic aci, 2,6-dihexadecanoate (15.22%), (E)-2-methyl octadec-7-enoic acid (34.01%), (E)-octadec-6-enoic acaid (15.22%), 2-(dodecan-2-yl) cyclohexanone (0.36%), 2,3,4-trimethyl dodecan-5-yl-cydopentane (.036%) and 15-methylhexanoic acid (2.53%). These compounds may be responsible for the antioxidant properties exhibited by this plant.