GC-MS and Spectrophotometric Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis of Bioactive Phytochemicals in Ethylacetate Extract Of Leaves Of Ficus exasperata Vahl: A Further Evidence For Its Medicinal Diversity

Abstract

The GC-MS and phytochemical analysis of ethylacetate leaves extract of Ficus Exasperata Vahl was carried out. GC-MS Analysis revealed 23 constituents in which they were all identified. The major constituents were three(3) compounds with percentage peak areas of 23.20%(1- Nonadecane), 15.88%(1-Pentadecane) and 11.48%(Behenic alcohol), other constituents less than ten percentage peak area are 4.51%(1-Dodecanol, 3.56%(2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione,2,6-bis(1,1-d), 5.17%( Isopropyl myristate), 4.27%(n-hexadecanoic acid), 6.49%(Behenic alcohol), 4.91%(Oleic acid), 4.25%(propanoic acid, decyl ester), 2.89%(Octacosanol), 3.07%( Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate while other constituents were less than 2%. Spectroscopic quantitative phytochemical analysis of the Ethylacetate Extract of Leaves of Ficus Exasperata was found to contain 16.18mg/g (Alkaloids), 3.78mg/g (Steroids), 85.13mg/g (Flavonoids) and 268.18mg/g (Phenolics).