SCREENING AND ISOLATION OF NOVEL PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM THE TRUNK OF PHOENIX SYLVESTRIS

  • Dr J Geetha Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Dr S Jayaprakash Department of Pharmaceutics, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Dr S K Senthil Kumar Department of Pharmaceutics, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • B Gopika Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • V Gopika Devi Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • S Gopinathan Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • E N Gowsheela Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • D Hariharan Department of Pharmacognosy, Arunai College of Pharmacy, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/hsn.v12i1.6570
Keywords: Indian date palm, Soxhlet extraction, Phytochemical screening, Column chromatography, Spectral analysis

Abstract

Background: Phytochemical screening is important because it helps to identify bioactive compounds present in plants, which are responsible for the medicinal and therapeutic properties. Screening of phytochemicals helps in drug discovery, supports traditional medicine validation, and guides further pharmacological studies. This study aimed to screen and isolate novel phytoconstituents from the plant trunk part.

Methodology: The extract was collected from the trunk part of Phoenix sylvestris using a Soxhlet apparatus. The extract was allowed to perform several preliminary tests to confirm the presence of phytoconstituents. And the extract was then subjected to column chromatography till 8 fractions were collected. Thin-layer chromatography was performed for each of the fractions, and a certain optimised fraction was then selected for further spectral analysis, including IR spectroscopy and NMR spectroscopy.

Result: The fractions 4 and 5 are optimised for IR spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy has been performed for the identification of structure and IUPAC name.

Conclusion: By performing NMR spectroscopy, a novel compound, Creosol, was identified from F4 and Isoquercitrin was identified from F5.

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Published
2026-02-26
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Dr J Geetha, Dr S Jayaprakash, Dr S K Senthil Kumar, B Gopika, V Gopika Devi, S Gopinathan, E N Gowsheela, & D Hariharan. (2026). SCREENING AND ISOLATION OF NOVEL PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FROM THE TRUNK OF PHOENIX SYLVESTRIS. IJRDO -JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING, 12(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.53555/hsn.v12i1.6570
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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): IJRDO - Journal Of Health Sciences And Nursing (ISSN: 2456-298X)
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