GC-MS analysis of leaf ethanolic extracts of Wrightia tinctoria - A high Medicinal value plant

Wrightia tinctoria, a medicinally important plant belongs to the family Apocynaceae. Traditionally leaves are used in the treatment of abdominal pain and skin diseases. In the present study, the bioactive compounds of Wrightia tinctoria leaf have been evaluated using GC-MS. The chemical compositions of the ethanolic extract of W. tinctoria were investigated using Perkin-Elmer Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectroscopy. GC-MS analysis of W. Tinctoria ethanolic extract revealed the existence of the GC-MS chromatogram of the twenty two peaks presented. The major chemical constituents are 3-O-methyl-d-glucose (51.44%), Squalene (16.52%), n-hexadecanoic acid (6.17%), Phytol (4.47%) and 9,12-Octadecadienoyl chloride (Z,Z)- (4.31%).

Author(s): T. Jayamathi*, N. Komalavalli* and V. Pandiyarajan**

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