ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS STEM BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROSCOPY

  • Department of Biochemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
Crossref Cited-by Linking logo

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • References
  • Cite This Article as
  • Corresponding Author

The main objective of the present study was to characterize the phytochemicals from the stem of Amaranthus hybridus. The shade dried stem were powdered and subjected to Soxhlet extaction with n-hexane. The extract obtained was characterized by Gas chromatography?Mass spectrometry. Results revealed that different types of high and low molecular weight chemical entities with varying quantities present in the extracts. The most prevailing compounds were identified as Glycerol 1-myristate, Heneicosane, Cyclohexadecane, Hexadecane, Malonic acid, 3-methylpentyl undecyl ester 2-Methylhexacosane, Eicosane, -(+)-Ascorbic acid 2,6-dihexadecanoate, Octacosane trans-13-Octadecenoic acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid methyl ester, and Palmitic acid. These chemical compounds are considered biologically and pharmacologically important. It is concluded that the hexane extract of Amaranthus hybridus stem possess medicinal value as well as pharmacological activities.

  1. Gomathi, D., Kalaiselvi, M., Ravikumar, G., Devaki, K., & Uma, C. (2015). GC-MS analysis of bioactive compounds from the whole plant ethanolic extract of Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.?Journal of food science and technology,?52(2), 1212-1217.
  2. Del Rio, D., Rodriguez-Mateos, A., Spencer, J. P., Tognolini, M., Borges, G., & Crozier, A. (2013). Dietary (poly) phenolics in human health: structures, bioavailability, and evidence of protective effects against chronic diseases.?Antioxidants & redox signaling,?18(14), 1818-1892.
  3. Okoye, E. I. (2018). Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Screening of Solvent Extracts of Amaranthus hybridus (Stem and Leaves). Chemistry Res J, 3, 9-13.
  4. Ozsoy, N., Yilmaz, T., Kurt, O., Can, A., & Yanardag, R. (2009). In vitro antioxidant activity of Amaranthus lividus L.?Food Chemistry,?116(4), 867-872.
  5. Jim?nez-Aguilar, D. M., & Grusak, M. A. (2017). Minerals, vitamin C, phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of Amaranthus leafy vegetables.?Journal of Food Composition and Analysis,?58, 33-39.
  6. Li, H., Deng, Z., Liu, R., Zhu, H., Draves, J., Marcone, M., & Tsao, R. (2015). Characterization of phenolics, betacyanins and antioxidant activities of the seed, leaf, sprout, flower and stalk extracts of three Amaranthus species.?Journal of Food Composition and Analysis,?37, 75-81.
  7. Srivastava, S., Bisht, H., Sidhu, O. P., Srivastava, A., Singh, P. C., Pandey, R. M., ... & Nautiyal, C. S. (2012). Changes in the metabolome and histopathology of Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. in response to Ageratum enation virus infection.?Phytochemistry,?80, 8-16.
  8. Tucker, J. B. (1986). Amaranth: the once and future crop. Bioscience 36:9-13. 59 ? 60.
  9. Czerwi?ski,?E.?Bartnikowska,?H.?Leontowicz,?E.?Lange,?M.?Leontowicz,?E.?Katrich,?S.?Trakhtenberg,?S.?GorinsteinOat (Avena sativa?L.) and amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) meals positively affect plasma lipid profile in rats fed cholesterol-containing dietsThe Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry,?15?(2004), pp.?622-629
  10. Paucar-Menacho, L. M., Pe?as, E., Due?as, M., Frias, J., & Martinez-Villaluenga, C. (2017). Optimizing germination conditions to enhance the accumulation of bioactive compounds and the antioxidant activity of kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) using response surface methodology.?LWT-Food Science and Technology,?76, 245-252.
  11. Boj?rquez-Vel?zquez, E., Velarde-Salcedo, A. J., De Le?n-Rodr?guez, A., Jimenez-Islas, H., P?rez-Torres, J. L., Herrera-Estrella, A., ... & de la Rosa, A. P. B. (2018). Morphological, proximal composition, and bioactive compounds characterization of wild and cultivated amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) species.?Journal of cereal science,?83, 222-228.
  12. Sarker, U., & Oba, S. (2018). Response of nutrients, minerals, antioxidant leaf pigments, vitamins, polyphenol, flavonoid and antioxidant activity in selected vegetable amaranth under four soil water content.?Food chemistry,?252, 72-83
  13. Kraujalis, P., Venskutonis, P. R., Kraujalienė, V., & Pukalskas, A. (2013). Antioxidant properties and preliminary evaluation of phytochemical composition of different anatomical parts of amaranth.?Plant foods for human nutrition,?68(3), 322-328.
  14. Rahman, A. H. M. M., & Gulshana, M. I. A. (2014). Taxonomy and medicinal uses on amaranthaceae family of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.?Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences,?2(2), 54-59.
  15. Peter, K., & Gandhi, P. (2017). Rediscovering the therapeutic potential of Amaranthus species: a review.?Egyptian journal of basic and applied sciences,?4(3), 196-205.
  16. Khanam, U. K. S., Oba, S., Yanase, E., & Murakami, Y. (2012). Phenolic acids, flavonoids and total antioxidant capacity of selected leafy vegetables.?Journal of Functional Foods,?4(4), 979-987.
  17. Madan, V.K. & Jangra, Satya & Singh, Sushila. (2016). Effect of Extraction Techniques and Solvents on Various Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activity of Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) Buds. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 28. 801-806. 10.14233/ajchem.2016.19522.
  18. L?pez-Mej?a, O. A., L?pez-Malo, A., & Palou, E. (2014). Antioxidant capacity of extracts from amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) seeds or leaves.?Industrial Crops and Products,?53, 55-59.
  19. Solomon A. Mamuru1, Iliya Kaigamma, Muluh E. Khan (2019) Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Amaranthus spinosus Leaves J. Nat. Prod. Resour. - Volume 5 Issue 2 (2019) 213?215
  20. Martirosyan, D. M., Miroshnichenko, L. A., Kulakova, S. N., Pogojeva, A. V., & Zoloedov, V. I. (2007). Amaranth oil application for coronary heart disease and hypertension.?Lipids in health and disease,?6(1), 1.
  21. Paranthaman, R Praveen kumar P, Kumaravel S (2012) GC+MS Analysis of phytochemicals and simultaneous determination of Flavanoids in Amaranthus caudate (sirukeerai) by RPhplc. J.Anal Bioanal Techniques 3:147.

[Lavanya.T, Shankar Monica and Rangasamy Kavitha (2020); ANALYSIS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS STEM BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROSCOPY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Apr). 317-322] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Kavitha. R
Department of Biochemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.

DOI:

Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10783      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10783

Download Full Paper

Download PDF No. of Downloads: 80 | No. of Views: 159