Author(s):

Fathimath Shahla VP and Dr. Ragunathan Muthuswami

Abstract: The present study was carried out to determining the bioactive compounds present in the leaves of Achyranthes aspera Linn. by using GC-MS. Method employed was, the dried and pulverized plant materials were extracted with ethanol for 5 hours. The phytochemical constituents were analyzed by GC-MS. Then the identity and quantity of the 15 measured bioactive compounds were identified. Among these fifteen compounds detected from ethanolic extract, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (22.31%), Phytol, acetate (17.05%), 1-Hexadecyne (14.43%), 2-Decen-1-ol (4.06%), Decanoic acid (3.39%), 2-Nonen-1-ol,(E) (2.06%), and carboxylic acid and fatty acid derivate were identified as therapeutically active components. The GC-MS study helps to determining the formula and structure of phytoconstituents which can be used as drugs, and then these results may leads to development of a new drug formulation.

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