GC-MS ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS OF KANDELIA CANDEL (L.) DRUCE

Abstract

Kandelia candel a mangrove belonging to the family Rhizophoraceae, a plant traditionally used to cure diabetics. The present study was carried out to screen the phytochemicals present in the bark extract of Kandelia candel and GC-MS evaluation of chemical constituents from chloroform extract. The plant parts were sequentially extracted in different solvents like petroleum ether, chloroform, acetonitrile and water. The percentage yield of plant extract is high in acetonitrile extract. The compounds were identified by comparing their retention time, peak area and by interpretation of mass spectra and matched with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library. Carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, flavonoids, saponin, tannins, alkaloids, and phenols were present in the sample. GC-MS analysis of chloroform extract of K. candel bark extract revealed the presence of 24 compounds and Phenol, 2,5-bis (1,1- dimethylethyl); 4''a-Methyl-8''-methylidene decahydro-2''H-dispiro[bis(cyclopropane)-1,1':2', and Docosahexaenoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester were the major compounds. The compounds identified through the GC-MS analysis have various bioactivities. 1- Heptatriacotanol and digitoxin are few among them.