An assessment of phytochemical constituents of Brophyllum pinnatum (Odaa Opue)
1 Department of Applied Biochemistry Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State Nigeria
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 23(01), 154–159.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.23.1.0494
Publication history:
Received on 26 December 2022; revised on 09 April 2023; accepted on 12 April 2023
Abstract:
This study investigated the phytochemical composition of the leaf extract of the plant Bryophyllum pinnatum (Odaa Opuee). The qualitative analysis of Bryophyllum pinnatum results revealed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids, and phenols, while the quantitative analysis were flavonoids (1.387 ± 0.020) terphenoids (1.560 ± 0.081), and phenol (1.193 ±0.009). The results of this research indicates that Bryophyllum pinnatum contain some bioactive compounds which could be of medicinal uses.
Keywords:
Phytochmical; Brophyllum pinnatum; Terpenoids; Flavonoids; Phenols; Bioactive
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