GC-MS ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF WHOLE PLANT OF CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
AbstractPlants have been an important source of medicine with qualities for thousands of years. The therapeutic effects in the plants are due to the chemical compounds there in. Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers commonly known as Bermuda grass belongs to the family Poaceae. In ethnomedicinal practices, the plant Cynodon dactylon used in the treatment of various diseases and has pharmacological actions. Its health and nutritional benefits are well documented but very little about its bioactive compounds. The present study was carried to identify the phyto-constituents present in the methanolic extract of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers by GC-MS analysis to ascertain its usage by the local community as a plant possessing medicinal properties. In total 68compounds were identified. The major constituents were furfural (2.33%), 3-aminopyrazine 1-oxide levoglucosenone (1.39%) tetetrapentacontane (2.47%), 9-octadecanoic acid (2.27%), n- hexadecanoic acid (7.5%), Neophytadiene (1.30%) and benzene propanoic acid (1.91%). The above findings supported the traditional use of Cynodon dactylon in various disorders.
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Gurpreet Kaura *, Vir Vikramb and Vijender Kumarc
Department of Pharmacognosy, Akal College of Pharmacy & Technical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, Punjab, India.
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21 July 2022
18 September 2023
04 October 2023
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(3).783-87
01 March 2024