‘The GC MS Analysis of Ethyl Acetate Extract of One Herbal Plant, Cleome Gynandra (‘Gynandropsispentaphylla’)

Abstract

The present study deals with the GC MS analysis of one medicinal plant, ‘Cleome gynandra’. This plant has many ethno-medicinal uses such as such as immune-modulator, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, analgesic, worm infection, ear infections. The plant Cleome gynandrawas collected from the nearby paddy fields at Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The ethyl acetate extract of the aerial parts of the plant was subjected to GC MS study following standard protocols. I was observed that some very important molecules such as n-Hexadecanoic acid, 4-(2,4-Dimethylcyclohex-3-enyl)but-3-en-2-one, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)-,  2-((Octan-2-yloxy)carbonyl)benzoic acid, Methyl stearidonate, dl-.alpha.-Tocopherol, Campesterol, Stigmasterol, .beta.-Sitosterol, i-Propyl 9,12,15-octadecatrienoate, which have important medicinal roles. The presence of these molecules helps the plant in curing the diseases that are claimed by ethno-medicine. Further work is needed to establish the molecular mechanism of action of these metabolites.