PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY, AND IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF DRYOPTERIS MARGINALIS

Abstract

The leaves of the plant Dryopteris marginalis collected from Kumaon District, Nainital India, were analyzed for the presence of different phytochemicals. The aim of this study is to screen the biologically active compounds; alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, saponins, phenolic compounds, fat and oils, reducing and non-reducing sugar and amino acids. Phytochemical screening indicated the presence of flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, saponins, alkaloids, amino acids, volatile oils, reducing and hexose sugar. The phytochemical composition of the leaves of the plants indicates their medicinal properties.