Phytochemical Investigations of Crown of Solanum melongena fruit

Authors

  • Anushree Tiwari Bansal College of Pharmacy, Kokta, Anand Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. INDIA
  • Rajesh S. Jadon Bansal College of Pharmacy, Kokta, Anand Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. INDIA
  • Piyush Tiwari Bansal College of Pharmacy, Kokta, Anand Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. INDIA
  • S. Nayak Bansal College of Pharmacy, Kokta, Anand Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. INDIA

Keywords:

Solanum melongena, eggplant, phytochemical screening, Crown

Abstract

The crown of Solanum melongena was removed from fruit, dried, extracted and percentage yield was calculated. Phytochemical examination of the methanolic and aqueous extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, steroids, tannins/ phenolics, flavonoids, proteins and carbohydrates. It was concluded that the extracts of crown contains important constituents for pharmacological activities.

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Published

31-12-2009

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Anushree Tiwari, Rajesh S. Jadon, Piyush Tiwari, S. Nayak. Phytochemical Investigations of Crown of Solanum melongena fruit. ijp [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 7];1(1):9-11. Available from: https://ijp.arjournals.org/index.php/ijp/article/view/3

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