Research Article

Chemical Composition Analysis Using HPLC-UV/GC-MS and Inhibitory Activity of Different Nigella sativa Fractions on Pancreatic α-Amylase and Intestinal Glucose Absorption

Table 1

Chemical constituents identified in the NS n-hexane fraction using GC-MS.

No.Molecule nameRetention time%

1Thymoquinone14.1088.701
2Carvacrol14.8833.038
3Isocaryophillene16.7581.771
4Myristic acid20.4003.112
5Palmitoleic acid22.4172.945
6Palmitic acid22.61716.321
7Arachic acid23.0333.219
87-Hexadecenoic acid23.4420.954
9Octadecanoic acid, 17-methyl23.6500.675
10Linoleic acid24.38344.656
11Stearic acid24.65014.608