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Table 2 Chemical composition of methanolic extract of unripe neem seed detected by GC-MS analysis

From: Antibiofilm and anticancer activities of unripe and ripe Azadirachta indica (neem) seed extracts

Retention Time

Name of the Compound

% Area

MW

(Da)

Molecular formula

Chemical class

Expected FTIR spectra (cm−1)

Biological activities

10.13

4-aminopyrimidine

3.48

95

C4H5N3

Pyrimidine alkaloids

3361, 3169, 1650, 1577, 1563, 1460, 804

Antibacterial activity [76]

13.02

2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 H imidazole-4-carbonitrile

1.05

109

C4H3N30

 

3456-2778, 1642, 956

Antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activity [77]

17.53

1-napthyl acetoxy acetate

4.61

244

C14H12O4

Ester compound

1753, 1699, 1378, 1215, 1077, 1045, 777

Antibacterial activity [78]

20.16

4-ethyl-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopentene-1-one

8.65

126

C7H10O2

Carbonyl compound

2918, 1705, 1673, 1626, 1436, 1284, 1182, 840

Antibacterial activity [79]

26.14

phthalic acid

11.73

344

C21H28O4

Aromatic dicarboxylic acid

3094, 3013, 2896, 1701, 1687, 1678, 1405, 1283, 740

Antimicrobial activity [80]

26.55

3,7-dimethyl-(1,2,4)-triazolo-(4,3-b)-(1,2,4)-triazine

3.41

149

C6H7N5

Poly nitrogen containing heterocycles

1571, 1553, 1474, 1401

Anticancer activity [81]

27.24

2-hexyl-tetrahydrothiophane

13.55

172

C10H20S

Heterocyclic compound

2963, 2951, 1454, 1440, 1254

Antimicrobial activity [82]

  1. *All the compounds were selected according to the peak area percentage in the GC-MS data. Compounds were cross-checked with their expected FTIR spectra in Fig. 1