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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity of tuber extracts of Cyperus rotundus L
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R Kavitha, A Sushma, L Janova Mary, A Maria Belciya
Abstract
The plant selected for the present investigation was Cyperus rotundus L. The extraction of C. rotundus tubers was made through sequential extraction method using petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water. The extracts were tested for the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, saponins, tannins, glycosides, phenols and terpenoids. Alkaloids, phenols, Tannins and terpenoids were present in all the four extracts of tuber, but the flavonoids were available with petroleum ether alone. Steroids showed their presence only with the water extract. Saponins found in all the extracts except aqueous tuber extract. While glycosides were identified in the petroleum ether and ethanolic extracts. UV-VIS and FTIR spectra of petroleum ether extract confirmed the presence of many phytochemical compounds. The petroleum ether extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis and the spectrum showed the presence of more than 50 compounds. Antioxidant activity was estimated in terms of the free radical scavenging ability of these extracts by DPPH. While the ethanolic extracts of tubers show significant activity and petroleum ether extract showed moderate activity.
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Pages:460-465
How to cite this article:
R Kavitha, A Sushma, L Janova Mary, A Maria Belciya "Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity of tuber extracts of <em>Cyperus rotundus</em> L ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 460-465
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