GC-MS analysis of phytocomponents in the methanolic extract of Gynocardia odorata R.Br.- A poisonous plant from Arunachal Himalayan Region

Abstract

The present research was designed to investigate the bioactive phytochemicals present in the metabolic leaf extract of the species. The identification of the phytochemical compounds was confirmed based on the peak area, RT and molecular formula. In total 50 compounds of different molecular weight were detected from the methanolic extracts of Gynocardia odorata R.Br. leaf and the identification and the characterization of each known compound was done with the help of the Wiley and NIST library. Stigmast-5-En-3-Ol, (3.Beta.) had the highest abundance with (7.72% of peak area) with 414 D molecular mass. So, there is a need of proper investigation of the plants with the help of sophisticated instruments like HPLC, GC-MS, LCMS, NMR for the isolation and characterization of the active bioactive molecules.