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This study aimed to evaluate the chemical analysis of the methanolic extract of Pimpinella armena leaves by using GC-MS. The results showed the presence of alkaloids, sterols, flavonoids, glycosides, fatty acids, terpenoids, phenols and carbohydrates, as well as GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of 20 biological compounds in the methanolic extract. Fatty acids 10-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester and Heptadecanoic acid, 9-methyl-, methyl ester possessed The highest percentage, as reached 30.24% and 20.44% respectively, while the rest of the terpene compounds varied in their presence percentage in the leaves extract.
Keywords: Methanolic extract, Pimpinella armena leaves, GC-MS analysis
