Research Article

Hypolipidemic Effect of Chloroform Extract of Lagenaria siceraria: Potential Inhibitory Activity of Phytochemicals Targeting the HMG-CoA Reductase Revealed by Molecular Docking and Simulation Studies

Table 1

Phytochemicals identified in L. siceraria extract.

Sr. no.Compound name (%)RT (min.)FormulaMass (g/mol)Structure

12-Hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one (11.09)5.48C5H6O298.04

23,5-Dihydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one (7.18)8.74C6H8O4144.13

35-Hydroxymethylfurfural (3.47)9.94C6H6O3126.11

44-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol (4.32)11.75C7H8O2124.14

5Stigmastan-3-ol (73.94)23.64C29H52O416.73