Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, a potent hepatoprotective compound in leaves of Pistia stratiotes L.

Varsha Gupta; Saya Tyagi; Rashmi Tripathi

doi:10.52679/tabcj.2023.0012

Authors

Varsha Gupta Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali, Vidyapith, Banasthali - 304022, Rajasthan, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1433-5138
Saya Tyagi Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali, Vidyapith, Banasthali - 304022, Rajasthan, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-3428
Rashmi Tripathi Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali, Vidyapith, Banasthali - 304022, Rajasthan, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-8438

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52679/tabcj.2023.0012

Keywords:

GC-MS, hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, herbal plants, n-butanol, P. stratiotes

Abstract

Pistia stratiotes L. is an invasive aquatic plant and through GC-MS analysis, the possible hepatoprotective bioactive chemical components from the n-butanol fractionated hydroethanolic extract of P. stratiotes leaves were identified. Moreover, the extract's GCMS analysis indicated the existence of several bioactive chemicals i.e., hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester; 2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediyl ester; octadecanoic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z)- methyl ester; 7,10-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester; and squalene. Both physiologically and pharmacologically, these substances are significant. The study offers comprehensive information on the identification and chemical characterization of numerous medicinally significant phytocompounds with a variety of medicinal uses that have not been extensively studied.