PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CARALLUMA INDICA STEM EXTRACT USING GC MS TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The senative property of medicinal plants is due to the presence of certain bioactive compounds. The aim of the study was to carry out identification of bioactive compounds from the ethanolic extract of stem of Caralluma indica by GC-MS. The compounds were identified by comparing the peak area and their retention time with that of literature and by interpretation of Mass Spectra of GC-MS using database of National Institute Standard and Technology (NIST) library. Nearly 20 phyto-constituents were identified. The superior compounds were hexadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, isobutyl pthylate, 9-octadecanoic acid. Many of these compounds are already in use like antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, pesticide etc. From this we can subject further research to evaluate therapeutic potential of stem of Caralluma indica.