Open AccessGC-MS Analysis of Papaya Leaf Extract (Carica Papaya L.)
Author(s) -
Hussein Lafta Al-Seadi,
Manal Zibari Sabti,
Dhia Ahmad Taain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/910/1/012011
Subject(s) - carica , phytol , stigmasterol , chemistry , traditional medicine , phytochemical , oleic acid , campesterol , ethyl acetate , limonene , squalene , myristica fragrans , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , food science , botany , biology , essential oil , sterol , chromatography , biochemistry , cholesterol , medicine , mass spectrometry
The current study aimed to determine the phytochemicals present in the leaf extract of two papaya varieties grown in southern Iraq. The phytochemicals present in the ethanolic extract of papaya leaves were identified using the GC-MS detection system. The results showed the presence of more than thirty phytochemicals in the ethanolic extract of papaya leaves. The main phytochemicals present in papaya leaf extract in terms of their relative abundance are Oleic Acid, Tocopherol, Sitosterol, Neophytadiene, Butyl 9,12,15-octadecatrienoate, n-Hexadecanoic acid, Phytol, Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen, Dasycarpidan-1-methanol, acetate (ester), Campesterol, Squalene, Octadecenoic acid, Stigmasterol and D-Limonene. The present study revealed that the papaya leaf extract was composed of a variety of metabolites and therapeutic active substances, in addition to novel substances. These substances can be isolated and evaluated experimentally to confirm their biological and medicinal activities as well as verify their mechanism of action.