Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometry Analysis Report about Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbitaceae) Flowers

Authors: Alhassan MA, Siddig Ahmed HH and Salwa ME Khogali*

DOI: 10.23880/macij-16000118

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

This Study was done to investigate the phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of pumpkin flowers extracts (ethanolic, chloroform and ether extract –by using GC-MS methods to degrade the active components in the ethanol extracted flowers. Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth was inhibited only by chloroform fraction; ether fraction has activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aereus. Chloroform has no activity against Staphylococcus aereus. Nine constituents were degraded by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS) analysis. Their structure and formulae were pertaining to the GC-MS analysis of pumpkin flowers were given in table and Figure 2.

Keywords: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS) analysis; Phytochemical screening test; Antimicrobial activity test; Palmitic acid

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