Table 1: List of compounds and their characteristics identified from ethyl acetate extract of Morinda lucida using GC-MS.

S/N

Retention time(tR)

Name of Compound

M/z

1

38.1

Pentadecanoic acid

242.4

2

39.4

4(1H)-Quinazolinone

146.1

3

41.4

9-Octadecenoic acid

282.4

4

41.5

cis-13-Docosenoic acid

338.5

5

41.8

n-Octadecanoic acid

284.5

6

43.4

Benzeneacetic acid

136.2

7

44.2

Eicosanoic acid

312.5

8

44.5

9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,8-dimethoxy-

268.3

9

44.7

5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-5-phenyl-

268.3

10

45.1

9,10-Anthracenedione, 2-methyl-1-nitro-

267.2

11

46.1

Docosanoic acid

340.6

12

46.3

Diethyl 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylate

298.3

13

46.4

Spiro[2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,7'(1'H)-cyclopent[ij]isoquinolin]-4-one, 2',3',8',8'a-tetrahydro-5'-hydroxy-6'-methoxy-, (R)-

283.3

14

48.1

Flavone, 4',5,6,7-tetramethoxy-

342.4

15

48.7

Acetamide,N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo[a]heptalen-7-yl)-

399.4

16

49.0

Diethyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate

327.4

17

50.5

2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol,3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-, [2R-[2R*(4R*,8R*)]]-

430.7

18

51.5

Cholest-5-ene, 3-methoxy-, (3.beta.)-

400.7

19

51.8

Stigmasta-5,22-diene,-3-methoxy, (3.beta.,22E)-

426.7

20

53.3

Ergosta-4,22-dien-3-one

396.7

21

54.2

Cholest-4-en-3-one

384.7

22

54.4

1,5-Diphenyl-1,5-pentanedione

252.3

23

54.6

Androstan-3-one,17-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylene)-17-methyl-, (5.alpha.,17.beta.)-

332.5

24

55.2

Androstan-3-one,17-hydroxy-2-methyl-, (2.alpha.,5.alpha.,17.beta.)-

304.5