PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND HPTLC PROFILING OF EXTRACTS OF SALACIA OBLONGA
AbstractPlants of medicinal importance though are quite well known among the Ayurvedic practitioners since years, yet many of them have not been standardized, validated and documented completely. Among such medicinally valuable plants, Salacia holds a place as an effective antidiabetic herb and many species of this plant are in use as anti-diabetics. The present study reports the phytochemical analysis of one of its species Salacia oblonga (SO) (roots and stems), belonging to the family Celastraceae (bittersweet), through various biochemical and chromatographic methods. TLC and HPTLC analysis of six different extracts of SO revealed numerous bands, indicating the presence of diverse groups of phytocompounds, many of them are assumed to contribute significantly to its antioxidant activity as well as, other biological activities. This type of analysis can help in fingerprint profiling of the plant and its various species. The identification and characterization of the phytocompounds can further help in finding out molecular targets/mechanism of action of the constituents of this herb that are responsible for its biological activities.
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IJPSR
Sujata Basu, Mamta Pant and Rachana*
Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector 62, Noida – 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India
rachana.dr@iitbombay.org
12 December, 2012
19 January, 2013
23 March, 2013
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.4(4).1409-18
01 April, 2013
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