Abstract

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS IN NARINGI CRENULATA (ROXB.) NICOLSON

*K. Sarada, P. Yokeswari Nithya and D. Shanmuga Priya

Abstract

Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson that belongs to Rutaceae family (subfamily- Aurantioideae) is a widespread species of the genus “Naringi”. It is commonly known as „Mahavilvam‟ in Tamil. Preliminary chemical screening of petroleum ether (400- 600C), benzene, chloroform, methanol, ethanol and water extracts revealed the presence of chemical constituents such as alkaloids, coumarins, steroids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, quinones, saponins, sugars, glycosides and anthraquinones. Quantitative estimation of alkaloids, phenolic compounds, saponins and flavonoids were carried out using uv-vis spectrophotometer and found that the ethanolic extracts contain the higher amount of steroids and flavonoids.

Keywords: Naringi crenulata, phytochemical screening, uv-vis spectrophotometer.