Table 7 Activity of Compounds Identified in the GCMS Study of Ethanol Extract of Feretia apodanthera Root Bark

1

2-Pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-

C₆H₁₂O₂

17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor, aryl-hydrocarbon-hydroxylase inducer, testosterone-hydroxylase-inducer, catechol-o-methyl-transferase inhibitor, methyl donor, methyl guanidine inhibitor

2

Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester

C₁₇H₃₄O₂

Acidulant, Acidifier, Arachidonic acid inhibitor, increase aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity, inhibit production of uric acid, urinary-acidulant

3

trans-9-Octadecenoic acid, pentyl ester

C₂₃H₄₄O₂

Arachidonic acid inhibitor, acidifier, acidulant, increase aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity, catechol-o-methyl-transferase inhibitor, decrease glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

4

Methyl cyclohexanepropionate

C₁₀H₁₈O₂

catechol-o-methyl-transferase inhibitor, methyl donor, methyl-guanidine inhibitor

5

Palmitoleic acid

C₁₆H₃₀O₂

Acidulant, Acidifier, Arachidonic acid inhibitor, increase aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity, inhibit production of uric acid, urinary-acidulant

6

10-Undecenoyl chloride

C₁₁H₁₉ClO

–

7

Heptasiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7,9,9,11,11,13,13-tetradecamethyl-

C₁₄H₄₄O₆Si₇