Phytochemical Identification and Antioxidant Activity of Passiflora Foetida Hexane, Petroleum Ether Flowers Extracts (Research Article)

Author(s): *Baskaran. K, Dinesh raja. S, Sijo henry, Namitha. V, Safana. A, Abishek. M, Haseera and N Shalet Varghese

Abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of Passiflora foetida flowers extract. The parameters observed in this study were phytochemical compounds including alkaloid, flavonoid, phenolic, sterol, triterpenoid, saponin, tannin, and cardiac glycoside, total phenolic, total flavonoids content and macro, micro elements. Passiflora flowers extract has phytochemical compound such as alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, saponins, and cardiac glycosides, , total phenol was 96.92±0.18 mg GAE/g sample dry base, total flavonoids were 145.53±1.02 mg CE/g sample dry base, Hence the ethanol and chloroform flower extract of Passiflora foetida shows many compounds and may have been used in traditional medicine for prevention of several diseases.

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