Research Article

In Vitro Cercaricidal Activity, Acute Toxicity, and GC/MS Analysis of Some Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants

Table 6

Chemical constituents present in the methanol extract of N. laevis stem bark from GC-MS analysis.

Peak numberRetention time (mins)Area %Compound nameMolecular formulaMolecular weight (g/Mol)

13.118.4562-(3-Bromo-4-methoxy-4-methylcyclohexyl)propionitrileC11H18BrNO260.17
23.389.643MaltolC6H6O3126.11
311.452.2594-((1E)-3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenolC10H12O3180.20
412.282.063Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-C9H10O5198.17