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Table 1 Phytochemical compounds identified in N. sativa seed oil

From: In silico identification of compounds from Nigella sativa seed oil as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 targets

Peak

% wt

Name of compound

PubMed CID

Therapeutic uses

1

0.22

1,2-dimethylcyclopentan-1-ol

551296

Still unknown

2

0.14

α-thujene

17868

Anti-inflammatory; anti-arthritic; antimicrobial

3

0.19

α-pinene

6654

Anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; anticancer; antimicrobial

4

0.13

1,3-dimethylcyclohexanol

558957

Still unknown

5

1.30

(Z)-hept-2-enal

5362616

Still unknown

6

0.23

β-pinene

14896

Antimicrobial

7

0.17

1-cynaopyrrolidine

73737

Still unknown

8

0.63

m-cymene

10812

Anti-inflammatory

9

1.61

D-Limonene

440917

Anti-inflammatory; anticancer; antimicrobial

10

0.14

γ-Terpinene

7461

Anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; antimicrobial

11

0.18

Trans-4-methoxy thujane

Antimicrobial

12

0.15

Terpineol

17100

Antioxidant; anticancer; anticonvulsant; antiulcer; antihypertensive; anti-nociceptive

13

0.11

Thymoquinone

10281

Anti-inflammatory; hepatoprotective; antioxidant; anticancer; cytotoxic

14

0.52

2-decenal, (E)-

5283345

Antinematicidal

15

1.39

2,4-decadienal, (E,E)-

5283349

Antinematicidal

16

0.08

Geranyl-2-methylbutyrate

6437648

Still unknown

17

0.09

Tetradecane

12389

Antimicrobial

18

0.20

α-bergamotene

86608

Antimicrobial

19

0.20

β-bisabolene

10104370

Antimicrobial; Anti-ulcer

20

0.12

Caryophyllene oxide

1742210

Anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; antiparasitic; analgesic

21

0.06

Hexadecane

11006

Antibacterial

22

0.22

Myristic acid

11005

Antimycomicrobial

23

0.25

Methyl palmitate

8181

Anti-inflammatory

24

10.00

Palmitic acid

985

Antioxidant; antibacterial; anti-inflammatory; antitumor

25

1.62

Methyl linoleate

5284421

Antioxidant

26

79.61

Linoleic acid

5280450

Antidiabetic

27

0.44

9,17-Octadecadienal, (Z)-

5365667

Anti-inflammatory; antioxidant