Abstract

THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PROFILING OF BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF PANDANUS UNIPAPILLATUS DENNST. IN SOUTH INDIA

*Manjula K.T¹, J M Sasikumar¹, V K Gopalakrishnan²

¹Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-India

Abstract

Pandanus unipapillatus Dennst. is a shrub or tree belonging to the family pandanaceae. It is widely distributed in Penisular India. In the present study of preliminary screening, it was found that among the different parts of methanolic extracts of Pandanus unipapillatus (root, leaf, and stem) showing various phytochemicals. The total phenolics and total flavanoids were qntitatively estimated in each extracts. Stem extract showing more phenolic and flavanoids content than leaf and root of the plant. The F/P ratio measures, the flavanoids among the whole Phenolics. F/P ratio is very high in Root (0.80%) compare to the other parts (Stem (0.68%) and Leaf (0.63%). In addition, some group of Phenolic compounds shown as blue fluorescent band as in phenolic specific thin layer chromatographic profile of different parts of the plant. The generated data has provided the basis for its therapeutic value and used as a therapeutant.

Keywords: Phytochemicals, phenolics, flavanoids, Thin layer chromatography.