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GC-MS analysis of bio-active compounds in the ethanolic extract of Amorphophallus sylvaticus

Muthukumaran.P^1*, Karthikeyan.R²and Nirmal Kumar.R³

: kumaran.bio14@gmail.com

Published 31-03-2020

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.22573/spg.ijals.020.s12200098

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

*. Faculty of Science, Institute of Virtual & Distance Learning (IVDL), DMI St. Eugene University, P. O. Box: 330081, Great North Road, Chibombo, Zambia
Department of Academics and Human Resource development, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology(Formerly Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology) Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur - 613 005.
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sri Shakthi Nagar, L & T by Pass, Chinniyampalayam Post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641062, India

ABSTRACT

Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb) (Araceae) seed acquired with different solvent extraction. The investigation aimed to carry out the GC-MS analysis of methanolic extracts of the seed Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb) (Araceae). The preliminary analysis revealed the seeds contain both fixed and essential oils, proteins, alkaloids and saponin. Much of the biological activity of the seeds has been shown to be due to Eugenol, the major component of the essential oil which is also present in the fixed oil. The present study deals with the analysis of phytochemicals by qualitative and quantitative procedures using the ethanolic extracts of seeds of Amorphophallus sylvaticus by using soxhlet apparatus. Phytochemical constituents like alkaloids, flavanoids, saponins, Eugenol, glycosides in the ethanolic extract of Amorphophallus sylvaticus were also identified by GC-MS technique.

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KEYWORDS

Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb); Eugenol; β-Sitosterol; Phenol; GC-MS

Figure 1: Secondary Metabolite screening of Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) by GC-MS technique

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ARTICLE HISTORY

Received: Jan 2020 / Accepted: Feb 2020 / Published: Mar 2020

COPYRIGHT

© 2020 Muthukumaran, P et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the Original work is properly cited.

COMPETING INTERESTS

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Muthukumaran, P., Karthikeyan, R., & Nirmal Kumar, R. (2020). GC-MS analysis of bio-active compounds in the ethanolic extract of Amorphophallus sylvaticus. Int J Agric Life Sci, 6(1), 284-287. doi: 10.22573/spg.ijals.020.s12200098.

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