Phytochemical Characterization of Hylocereus polyrhizus Rind Extracts
Sinchu Yesudanam
Department of Pharmacology, Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017 Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur- 680595, India.
Soniya M. Sunil
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Department of Pharmacology, Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017 Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur- 680595, India.
Jothika J.
Department of Pharmacology, Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017 Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur- 680595, India.
Aparna Raj A. S.
Department of Pharmacology, Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017 Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur- 680595, India.
R. S. Sreelakshmi
Department of Pharmacology, Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017 Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur- 680595, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the phytochemical components of rind extracts from Hylocereus polyrhizus. Two distinct solvents were used in the maceration process to create the extracts. Following a preliminary phytochemical study of the extracts, the principal bioactive substances, including tannins, flavonoids, and alkaloids, were quantitatively identified. Using LC-MS and HPTLC, the H. polyrhizus rind extracts are phytochemically characterized. Chemical profiling of the extracts, retention factor of the separated bands, and constituent percentage area were all determined using HPTLC. By using LC-MS, about 28 phytochemical components and compounds were examined. A sizable concentration of bioactive chemicals in H. polyrhizus suggests that the plant has pharmacological properties that include neurological, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, and cardioprotective properties.
Keywords: Hylocereus polyrhizus, phytochemicals, LC-MS, HPTLC