PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND HYPOTONICITY INDUCED MEMBRANE STABILIZATION STUDIES OF PROSOPIS CHILENSIS

Abstract

The first and foremost step in in vitro drug designing was the screening of phytochemical constituents of the traditional plants. Literature survey on traditional plant indicated that, Prosopis chilensis was a frequently used plant for its high medicinal properties. The plant can be further explored for the study of traditionally claimed unexplored activities, as well as isolation and identification of active constituents may lead to new findings. In the present study, the flowers of Prosopis chilensis were collected, dried and extracted with various solvents according to solubility index, and finally five extracts were studied. The isolated compounds were identified by chromatography, UV and NMR studies. In the present study, phytochemical investigation and hypotonicity induced membrane stabilization studies of Prosopis chilensis was carried out.