Table 9 Percentage composition of the top three chemical constituents of EtOAc fraction of Loxostylis alata leaf identified by GCMS

Sample 3:

Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-methyl ester

42.669

C₈H₈O₅

91.9

99–24-1

1

Octadecanoic acid

2.1511

C₁₈H₃₆O₂

92.1

57–11-4

1

Decane

1.6976

C₁₀H₂₂

94.1

124–18-5

1

Sample 4:

Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-methyl ester

39.133

C₈H₈O₅

91.6

99–24-1

3

Octadecanoic acid

5.7257

C₁₈H₃₆O₂

90.6

57–11-4

3

n-Hexadecanoic acid

3.6108

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

91.2

57–10-3

3

Sample 5:

Cetene

21.732

C₁₆H₃₂

92.1

629–73-2

5

Decane

8.7951

C₁₀H₂₂

90.1

124–18-5

5

1-Penten-3-yne, 2-methyl-

6.0809

C₆H₈

93.9

926–55-6

5