Research Article
GC-MS Characterization of Antioxidative Compounds from the Stem Bark and Flower Extracts of Schefflera Species, from Western Ghats
Author(s): Deepa Raghavendra Hebbar and Monnanda Somaiah Nalini*
Objective: Investigation and identification of antioxidative compounds of methanolic flower extract of S. venulosa and ethyl acetate stem bark extract of S. wallichiana (Araliaceae) from Western Ghats.
Methods: Powdered stem bark and flower materials were subjected to Soxhlet extraction using various solvents according to their polarity. The methanolic flower extract of S. venulosa and the ethyl acetate stem bark extract of S. wallichiana were reconstituted in the respective solvents. One μl of the extracts was injected for GC-MS analysis. The fragmentation patterns of mass spectra were compared with those stored in the spectrometer database using the National Institute of Standards and Technology Mass Spectral (NIST-MS) database.
Results: The methanolic flower extract of .. Read More»
