Abstract:
The aim of the present study is to investigate the chemical constituents of the Essential Oil from Ximenia
americana L. plant Seeds and to evaluate its antioxidant potential and antibacterial activity. Using Soxhlet
method to extract the essential oil from Ximenia americana L. plant Seeds. The chemical constituents of
Ximenia americana Oil were identified and quantified by GC-MS, where paper disc diffusion assay was
employed to evaluate the antibacterial activity and Antioxidant activities were evaluated using 1,1-
diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity Twentythree components has been
identified. Ten of them are major namely 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester (32.40% ), Methyl
octadeca-9-yn-11-trans- enoate (13.08%) , 9,12-Octadecadiynoic acid, methyl ester (2.69%) , 15-
Tetracosenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)- (4.99 %) , , 10-Nonadecenoic acid, methyl ester (6.81% ),
Hexacosanoic acid, methyl ester (4.12%), Tetracosanoic acid, methyl ester (3.02%), Cyclopropaneoctanoic
acid, 2-octyl-, methyl ester (15.93%), Octacosanoic acid, methyl ester2.38%) and cis-10-Nonadecenoic
acid, methyl ester (7.32% ). the antibacterial showed showed low inhibitory effect against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa (9mm), Bacillus subtilis (10mm), albicans (10mm) and Escherichia coli (11mm) and Candida
albicans. The DPPH assay, showed moderate antioxidant potential (49, 0.01 compared with standard 91
