Screening of the Potential Phytochemicals from the Capparis Decidua Fruit Extract using GC-MS

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the medicinal phytochemicals from the Capparis decidua (C. decidua) fruit extract by gas chromatography –mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) analysis. For this purpose, fruits were collected from Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India. After collection they were washed, shade-dried and powdered. The methanolic extract was then prepared by soxhalate method. Fruits of C. decidua extract were analysed for the phytocompounds present in it using GC-MS. Identification was done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library. Fatty acid, phenolic and heterocyclic compounds were identified. These compounds isolated from the GC-MS analysis of methanolic extract of C. decidua fruit are known to be responsible for the antibacterial, antidiuretic and anti-inflammatory activities, therefore of importance in the pharmaceutical industries