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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LEAF EXTRACT OF PLANT COSTUS SPICATUS BY GCMS METHOD

2015; Society of Pharmaceutical Tecnocrats; Volume: 5; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22270/jddt.v5i4.1160

2250-1177

G. Devendran, Ganesan Sivamani,

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

The bioactive components of Costus spicatus leaves have been evaluated using GC/MS. The chemical compositions of the ethanolic extract of Costus spicatus leaves were investigated using Perkin-Elmer Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry, while the mass spectra of the compounds found in the extract was matched with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library. GC/MS analysis of ethanolic extract of Costus spicatus leaves revealed the existence of 1,2-Ethanediol, monoacetate (2.79%), 1-Tetradecanol (0.09%), Elema-1,3,11(13)-trine-12-ol (0.31%), beta-costol (0.33%), 4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexacnoic acid (0.57%), methyl ester (5.15%), Naphtho[1,2-6]furan-3-one (1.27%), 2,3,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,9a,9b- decahydro-3,5a-9-trimethyl-7,9a-peroxy (0.39%), Eremanthin (93.44%), 5-(ethynyl) nona-1,8-dien-5-ol (0.19%), Benzeneacetic acid (0.10%), Alpha-bergamotene (0.38%), 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester (2.55%), Isolongifolene, 4,5-dehydro- (3.68%) by GCMS analysis and the biological activity of each compound was discussed in this paper. As Costus spicatus can grow and spread easily and because of its higher biomass availability, it can prove as an effective and cheaper drug for various diseases. Key words: Costus spicatus , GCMS analysis, Bioactive components.