A Preliminary Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Screening of Annona muricata L. Leaf Using Various Solvent Extracts

Abstract

The main objective of the present study was to find out the phytochemicals present in aqueous, ethanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate and acetone extracts of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) by both qualitative and quantitative screening methods. In qualitative analysis various phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, phenols, terpenoids, glycosides, saponins, steroids, carbohydrates, reducing sugars and proteins were present. In quantitative analysis total amount of available phytochemical constituents were quantified. The ethanol leaf extract showed maximum number of compounds, followed by ethyl acetate, chloroform and aqueous extracts. Least number of secondary metabolites present in acetone. The highest quantity of alkaloids shown in ethanolic leaf extract. The quantity of glycosides is remarkable in both ethanol and acetone. Among all phytochemicals present, terpenoids and reducing sugars showed the least quantity in all extracts. The results obtained during the study also highlights the value in the field of pharmacology to develop new drugs.