Acacia catechu contains flavonoids; kaempferol, quercetin, catechin, and terpene; camphor and
phytol. [27] Kaempferol is a flavonoid and known to have antibacterial and antifungal activity.
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In this account, the leaf extract contained six compounds among them,
phytol (38.24%) is having anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antimicrobial, diuretic, and chemopreventive properties and used in vaccine formulations [22, 23].
In addition, [beta]-cyclocitral and
phytol are characteristic compounds influencing the flavor of algae from Okayama and Tokushima prefecture: they contribute to fresh and floral odors, respectively [18].
The authors had also earlier reported an active whole extract of the plant comprising of hexadecanoic acid, 1-hexadecene,
phytol, and a
phytol derivative with an IC50 of 7.5 [micro]g/mL against NCI-H23 cell lines [23].
bis 0.95 1641.1 (2-methyIpropyl) ester Pentadecanoic acid 1.68 1647.7 9.12.15 Octadecatrien-1-ol 0.51 1671.0 (Z, Z, Z) = [C.sub.18][H.sub.12]0 5,9,13 Pentadecatrien-2-one-6,10, 0.71 1686.9 14 trimethyl(E, E)- Farnesylacetone Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester 0.39 1697.2 Isophytol 1.09 1717.0 Dibutyl phthalate 1.75 1736.0 n-Hexadecanoic acid (C16) 43.46 1781.0
Phytol 5.68 1889.5 Oleic acid(C18:1) 9.51 1932.6 Octadecanoica cid 2.03 1948.9 3,7.11.15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen 0.02 1981.5 -1-ol Heneicosane 0.29 2063.3 4,8.12.16-Tetrametrvyllieptadecan 0.16 2122.9 -4-ol Hexatriacontane 0.3 2260.8 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylicacid.
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It is comprised of a family of hydrocarbon compounds characterised by a chromanol ring with a
phytol side chain referred to as tocopherols and tocotrienols.
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