Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF ETHANOLIC LEAVES EXTRACT OF COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS L.

*D. Sumithra and Dr. Sumithra Purushothaman

Abstract

Plants are a rich source of secondary metabolites with interesting biological activities. Commelina benghalensis L. is a traditional medicinal plant and the leaves have tremendous medicinal values. In the present study ethanolic leaf extract of Commelina benghalensis was analyzed using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and the compound structures were identified with help of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library. GC-MS analysis of test plant revealed the presence of 11 bioactive compounds. Among them 3-dodecene, 1-hexodeconol, 9- eicosene and Tetratriacontane are important bioactive compounds which act as essential drugs for dangerous diseases and disorders and other compounds are used in antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cytotoxicity and cancer preventive activities.

Keywords: Commelina benghalensis, GC-MS, Bioactive compounds.