Abstract
Pharmacology experts place a high priority on therapeutic plants because the majority of pharmaceutical firms rely on medicinal plants as raw ingredients. Therefore, the potential bioactive components using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis and antioxidant effects using DPPH free radical scavenging activity of various crude fractions of Xanthium spinosum were assessed. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis showed the presence of various bioactive compounds including benzenedicarboxylic acid (18.60%), 8-octadecenoic acid (4.86%), 11-octadecenoic acid and 10-octadecenoic acid in the crude methanolic extract, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester (14.42%), 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono (2-ethylhexyl) ester (14.42%), 6-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (7.56%), 8-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (7.56%), 10-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (7.56%) and hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester (6.55%) in the n-hexane extract, ethanal, 2-methyl-2-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-(3.02%), (+)-3-carene, 4-isopropenyl-(3.02%), 7H-indeno[5,6-b] furan-7-one, 4,4a,5,6,7a,8-hexahydro- (3.02%) and 2-[5-(2,2-dimethyl-6-methylene-cyclohexyl)-3-methyl-pent-2-enyl]-[1,4] benzoquinone (2.79%) in the chloroform extract and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono (2-ethylhexyl) ester (33.005%), 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester (33.005%) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (33.005%) in the ethyl acetate extract. Significant DPPH radical scavenging activity was exhibited by the chloroform fraction (43.37-88.65%) at all doses followed by the crude methanolic extract (36.02-83.75%) at all doses. In conclusion, different crude fractions of X. spinosum can be considered a rich source of pharmacologically active components that can be scoped for isolation and may be subjected to in-depth pharmacological study.
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