Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrum (GC-MS) Analysis of Bioactive Components of the Methanol Extract of Halophyte, Sesuvium portulacastrum L

Sesuvium portulacastrum L., (family: Aizoaceae), commonly known as “sea purslane” has long been used as food and traditional medicine. Traditionally plants are used in the treatment of epilepsy, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, haematuria, leprosy, purgative, fever, kidney disorders, and scurvy and also used to therapy toothache. Leaves have acidulous flavor of sorrel as well as antiscorbutic. The present investigation deals with the identification of phytochemical constituents of the methanol extracts by GC-MS analysis. Number of underivatized constituents identified in the pet methanol extracts, by comparing with the reference spectra’s of NIST & WILEY libraries, were found to be twelve chemical constituents. The major chemical constituents were hentriacontane (26.26), pyrrolo[ 1,2-a]pyrazine-1, 4-dione, hexahydro-3-(2-methylpropyl) (22.22), l-(+)-ascorbic acid 2,6-dihexadecanoate (18.14), phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) (13.15) and octadecanoic acid (19.97). These compounds have been found to possess antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, and antiulcerogenic activities.