Abstract
Carthamus oxycantha M.Bieb. roots were extracted in methanol and GC-MS analysis showed presence of 130 natural compounds in the extract. The predominant compound was (R*,S*)-2,3-Dihydroxybutanoic acid, tris(trimethylsilyl) deriv. (73.28%) Followed by l-Isoleucine, N-trifluoro acetyl- (10.93%), 2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (0.66%), Pimelic acid, 2TMS derivative (0.59%), Silane, dimethyl(4-(2-phenylprop-2-yl)phenoxy) tridecyloxy- (0.13%), 9-Hexadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)- (0.12%) and 2-Keto-l-gluconic acid, Penta (O-trimethylsilyl)- (0.11%). Peak areas of remaining 123 compounds were below 0.11%. Among the compounds identified in the present study, many are known to possess antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anticancer, hemolytic, anti-androgenic, hypocholesterolemic and nematicidal activities.
