Biochemical and microbial profiling establish “Eu” (a traditional fermented beverage of Toto people) as a probiotic health drink

Table 2 List of compounds identified in Eu sample by GC-MS analysis and their biological activity

Compound	Molecular weight (g/mol)	R. time	Molecular formula	% amount of compound	Biological activity
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid	90.08	5.622	C₃H₆O₃	24.58	Antimicrobial [31]
1,2,3-Propanetriol	229.23	8.317	C₁₀H₁₅NO₅	67.62	No activity found
1,2,4 Butentriol	106.12	11.99	C₄H₁₀O₃	2.92	No activity found
Ethyl .alpha.-d-glucopyranoside	208.21	15.89	C₈H1₆O₆	1.30	Skin roughness, prevent water loss, cure hepatic function disorder [32]
Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester	284.5	17.87	C₁₇H₃₅ CO₂H	0.11	Anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-arthritic [33]
n-Hexadecanoic acid	256.43	18.35	C₁₆H₃₂O₂	1.30	No activity found
N1-Isopropyl-2-methyl-1,2-propanediamine	130.122	20.042	C₇H₁₈N₂	0.05	No activity found
Octadecanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester	283.5	21.355	C₁₄H₂₈O₄	0.03	Antifungal, antitumor [34]
cis-9-Hexadecenal	157.5	21.233	C₁₆H₁₃O	0.91	Antimicrobial [35]
9-Octadecenal, (Z)-	158.24	22.82	C₁₈H₃₆O	0.06	Antimicrobial, anti-inflammator y[35]
Bis(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl) ether	198.22	22.688	C₈H₂₀N₂O	0.21	No activity found
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid	166.13	23.275	C₈H₆O₄	0.33	Antimicrobial and antifouling [36]
Ethyl 9-hexadecenoate	282.5	24.37	C₁₈H₃₂O₂	0.50	Antimicrobial [37]

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