Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENINGS AND PARTIAL CHARECTERIZATION OF OCIMUMBASILICUM PHENOLIC EXTRACT BY TLC

R. Prabhavathi, Dr. S. R. Divya and Dr. A. Chandra Mohan*

Abstract

The aim is to analysis and study the phytochemical constituents present in Ocimumbasilicum leave. Preliminary Phytochemical analysis of aqueous methanol extract of Ocimum basilicum leaves revealed the presence of bioactive constituents such as alkaloids, anthraquinones, coumarins, flavonoids, saponins, phlobatannins, tannins and terpenoids. These constituents were separated away on the basis of polarity of different solvents in to different fractions. These may be used in nutraceuticals and the food industry. However, additional studies are necessary to develop a method for the fractionation and identification of polyphenols and to determine the most active antioxidant compounds in the polyphenolic extract.

Keywords: Ocimumbasilicum leave, phytochemical screening, medicinal uses and TLC.