Secondary metabolite credentials ofEvolvulus alsinoides by high performance thin layer chromatography（HPTLC）

• Published in: 生物医学研究杂志：英文版 Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 295 - 302
• Main Author: Duraisamy Gomathi Manokaran Kalaiselvi Ganesan Ravikumar Dominic Sophia Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan Chandrasekar Uma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: HPTLC; 乙醇提取物; 代谢物; 心血管疾病; 植物化学物质; 薄层层析; 酚类化合物; 黄酮类化合物
• ISSN: 1674-8301

Plants and plant-based products are the bases of many modern pharmaceuticals that are current in use today for various diseases.The aim of the study was to investigate the biochemical constituents and high performance thin layer chromatography（HPTLC） finger printing of the ethanolic extract of Evolvulus alsinoides.Phytochemical screening was done by standard procedures and HPTLC method was also established to analyze alkaloids,flavonoids and phenolic compounds from the ethanolic extract of Evolvulus alsinoides.Preliminary phytochemical screening showed that ethanol extracted more secondary metabolites than other solvents.HPTLC fingerprinting analysis showed the presence of various alkaloids,flavonoids and phenols（quercetin） in the ethanolic extract.It can be concluded that Evolvulus alsinoides may serve as a source of potent antioxidants that may be used in the prevention of various diseases such as cancer,diabetes and cardiovascular diseases due to the presence of phenolic compounds.HPTLC finger print of Evolvulus alsinoides may be useful in the differentiation of the species from adulterants and act as a biochemical marker for this medicinally important plant in the pharmaceutical industry and plant systematic studies.