GC-MS analysis of root methanolic extract of Gynochthodes ridsdalei Razafim. and B. Bremer, an endemic, endangered species of southern Western Ghats of India

Renji R Nair,A Gangaprasad

doi:10.14719/pst.2018.5.2.384

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out to determine the presence of biologically active components in the root methanolic extract of Gynochthodes ridsdalei using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Fresh root of G. ridsdalei collected from the forest areas of Ponmudi hills of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State, India was used for the study. The active principles with their retention time, peak area, molecular weight and molecular formula of the compounds were detected. The analysis revealed the presence of 26 components. The components were identified by comparing their retention time and peak area with that of literature available and by the interpretation of mass spectra.

Highlights

Plants are important sources of bioactive components which play a dominant role in the maintenance of human health [1]
The bioactive components present in the root methanolic extract of G. ridsdalei were identified by GC–MS analysis
Natural anthraquinones are preferred as colouring agents for sweets, beverages and other foods [16]. This is the first report of bioactive components in the roots of G. ridsdalei

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Introduction

Plants are important sources of bioactive components which play a dominant role in the maintenance of human health [1]. Knowledge about the chemical constituents of plants is necessary for the discovery of new therapeutics and for transferring the information of new sources of economic phytocomponents for the synthesis of complex chemical molecules as well as for recognising the importance of folkloric remedies [2]. Gynochthodes ridsdalei (Syn: Morinda reticulata) is a large woody climbing shrub with coriaceous reticulate leaves, that belongs to the family Rubiaceae. This is an endemic and endangered species of southern Western Ghats [3]. This plant forms an important constituent in a variety of herbal formulations in traditional medicine [4].

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