Study on distribution, propagation, phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of an endemic liana beaumontia jerdoniana wight
Title | Study on distribution, propagation, phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of an endemic liana beaumontia jerdoniana wight |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | John J., Sujana K.A, AnilKumar N. |
Journal | International Journal of Current Research |
Volume | 8 |
Start Page | 41565 |
Issue | 11 |
End page | 41570 |
Date Published | 11/2016 |
ISSN | 0975-833X |
Keywords | antimicrobial activity, Beaumontia jerdoniana, Distribution, Endemism, Liana, Phytochemicals |
Abstract | This study investigated in levels both the field and laboratory during the period of 2006 to 2014. Detailed distribution, phenology, taxonomy and propagules of the plant collected from natural population and further research carried out from the plants growing in RET plant conservatory of M.S. Swaminathan Botanic Garden. The screening of phytochemical constituents, proximate analysis, antioxidant, antimicrobial properties of methanolic leaf extracts of Beaumontia jerdoniana Wight were done and results tabulated here. The results of this study indicate that leaf extracts of B.jerdoniana exhibits antioxidant, anti-microbial activities which explain its use in animal nutrition and human medicine. Among the thirteen qualitative phytochemical tests conducted nine showed presence and four showed absence. Quantitative determination of ten phytochemicals were conducted and found that the plant contain good amount of tested phytochemicals in which Flavonoids ranked highest with 0.105±0.004mg/ml followed by Alkaloids 0.94±0.03mg/ml. Proximate nutritional composition also was tested and found that quantity of Carbohydrates were highest with 0.133±0.004mg/ml while other constituents like protein and ash composition also present in various |