Determination of Active Phytochemical Compounds of Alhagi Maurorum using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)

Abstract

Alhagi maurorum (camel thorn) is a grayish, evergreen, deeply rooting plant that has spiny needle -like branches. In our study, the phytochemical contents of the root ethanoloic extract of A. maurorum were determined by using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). Thirty two chemical constituents were identified. We revealed the existence of oxalic acid, anti-2 acetoxyacetaldoxime, sulfone, butyl isopropyl, 2,3-pentanedione, 2-butanone, n,n,o triacetylhydroxylamine. di(1,2,5-oxadiazole)[3,4-b;3,4-e]pyrazine, isobutane,3,4-hexanedione,3-hexanone, pentane, 3-pentanone, 3-butene, 2-thiopheneacetic acid, 2-pyrazoline, 4-hepten-3-onemethylphosphonic acid, butane, propanoic acid, methane, azetidine, heptane, butanoic acid, 4-heptanone, 3,5-dimethyl-4-octane, 3-methoxy-1-pentene, oxirane, 2-undecen-4-ol, 1-heptane, 3- methoxy, acrolein, dimethylacetal, hydrogen azide, ethylenimine, acetic acid, and decane. The results showed that the roots of A. marrourum have active compounds that are known to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antibacterial, anti-ulcerogenic, anti-fungal, anticancer, and anti-malarial activities.