@article{Khan_Javaid_2023, title={Identification of Pharmaceutically Important Constituents of Quinoa Root}, volume={16}, url={http://jjournals.ju.edu.jo/index.php/jjps/article/view/1071}, DOI={10.35516/jjps.v16i1.1071}, abstractNote={<p>The present investigation was carried out to explore the bioactive compounds from the <em>n-</em>hexane fraction of methanolic extract of quinoa (<em>Chenopodium quinoa </em>Willd.) roots<em>. </em>For this purpose, <em>C. quinoa </em>roots were collected, shade dried, and crushed into a fine powder. The powdered material was extracted in methanol, filtered, and the filtrate was partitioned with <em>n</em>-hexane, followed by GC-MS analysis of the <em>n-</em>hexane fraction. The quantitative determination of this fraction revealed the presence of 15 phytochemical constituents of diverse nature. Among these, octadec-9-enoic acid (44.18%); <em>n</em>-hexadecanoic acid (18.87%); methyl (Z)-octadec-9-enoate (12.87%); methyl hexadecanoate (4.30%); 2,3-dihydroxypropyl elaidate (3.63%); phthalic acid (3.08%); methyl octadecanoate (2.27%) and 1,12-tridecadiene (2.00%) were prevailing as the most abundant to moderately occurring compounds. A thorough literature survey was carried out to collect information regarding the pharmaceutical properties of the identified compounds. It showed some of the identified compounds namely dodecanoic acid;  tetradecanoic acid; 2-benzoyl-d-galactosan; <em>n</em>-hexadecanoic acid; methyl octadecanoate; octadec-9-enoic acid;  and 2,3-dihydroxypropyl elaidate possess antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and/or anti-cancer properties.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences}, author={Khan, Iqra Haider and Javaid, Arshad}, year={2023}, month={Mar.}, pages={96–102} }