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Table 1 GC–MS analysis of Marsilea minuta leaves extract

From: Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and antibacterial mechanism of action from Marsilea minuta leaf hexane: methanol extract

Peak no

Components

Class of compound

Retention time

Area %

1.

Phenol, 2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)

Phenol

13.52

8.37

2.

Benzoic acid, 4-ethoxy-, ethyl ester

Aromatic acid ester

13.76

43.39

3.

1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol,3,7,11-trimethyl

Oxygenated sesquiterpene

14.20

2.61

4.

Trans-Farnesol

Oxygenated sesquiterpene

16.00

5.11

5.

2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol,3,7,11-trimethyl-acetate

Sesquiterpene

16.96

1.71

6.

Farnesol, acetate

Sesquiterpene

17.22

18.42

7.

Phthalic acid, isobutyl undecyl ester

Diester

17.54

4.91

8.

7,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro(4,5)deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione

Spirolactone

18.05

1.84

9.

Oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one

Lactone

18.46

5.68

10.

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, butyl-2-methylpropylester

Diester

18.51

4.84

11.

Octadec-9-enoic acid

Unsaturated fatty acid

19.64

1.89

12.

Oleic acid

Unsaturated fatty acid

21.23

1.22

  1. Compound proportions were calculated from the chromatograms obtained on the TG-5MS column. The percentage of the compounds detected in the GC that was calculated based on the relative area of individual compounds to the total area of the components identified from the extract