Phytochemical and FT-IR Spectral Analysis of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. ssp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg.
Journal Title: Bioscience Discovery - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. ssp. nilagiricum is an endemic medicinal plant in Southern Western Ghats of India. The present investigation was focused on the preliminary phytochemical screening and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectral analysis of R. arboretum ssp. nilagiricum. The aqueous and various organic solvent extracts of acetone, Benzene, Chloroform, Ethanol and Petroleum ether from the leaves of R. arboretum ssp. nilagiricum were tested for the presence of phytochemical constituents. FT-IR analysis was carried out to characterize the bioactive constituents present in the leaves powder of R. arboreum ssp. nilagiricum. The qualitative analysis of phytoconstituents such as phenols, flavonoids, quinone, steroids, tannins, xanthoprotein and coumarins were richly present in both acetone and ethanol extracts compared to other extracts. The FT-IR spectrum showed the presence of Carbonyls (C=O), Phenol (C-O), Thioethers(C-S), Disulphids (S-S), Normal polymeric O-H, phenolic compounds and aryl thio ethers. The present investigation can be used for further research into the finding of novel potent phytodrugs from different medicinal plants.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Jamuna Mary1 and S. Indira2
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