Phytochemical Profile of Yellow Rain Lily (Zephyranthes citrina Baker) Flowers
Phytochemical Profile of Yellow Rain Lily (Zephyranthes citrina Baker) Flowers
Malik F.H. Ferdosi1*, Arshad Javaid2, Iqra Haider Khan2 and Muhammad Kaleem Naseem1
ABSTRACT
Zephyranthes citrina Baker commonly known as yellow rain lily, is a bulbous weed of Amaryllidaceae. In the present study, phytoconstituents from methanolic flower extract of this plant were identified through GC-MS. A total of 13 compounds were found in the extract. These included heptacosan-9-ol (15.01%), 2-hexanamine (13.28%), n-hexadecanoic acid (10.38%), eicosane (10.37%), 4H-pyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl (9.69%), cyclohexane, 1,1’-(2-propyl-1,3-propanediyl)bis-(8.81%), hexadecane-1,2-diol (6.34%), pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester (5.76%), methyl linolenate (5.38%), octadecanoic acid (4.04%), methyl (Z)-5,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoate (3.56%), methyl linoleate (4.38%), and linoleic acid (2.94%). These compounds possess various biological activities as reported in the previous literature.
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June 2023
Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, Vol.29, Iss. 2, Pages 64-137
