Abstract

STUDIES ON GC-MS ANALYSIS FOR QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN METHANOL EXTRACTS OF ALOE VERA L. (IN VIVO AND IN VITRO REGENERATED) INNER GEL

Neelofar Khanam* and G. K. Sharma

ABSTRACT

Today, the Aloe industry has established high ethical standards for businesses and their products. There is a voluminous amount of anecdotal evidence showing that authentic, properly prepared Aloe vera L. has powerful healing properties in humans and animals. The search for newer natural antioxidants, especially of plant origin has ever since increased. There has been an upsurge of interest in the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants as antioxidants properties in reducing free radical induced damages rather than looking for synthetic ones. Natural antioxidants increase the antioxidant capacity of the plasma and reduce the risk of certain diseases such as cancer, heart diseases and stroke. The secondary metabolites like phenolics and flavonoids from plants have been reported to be potent free radical scavengers. Present investigation was done to study the quantitative and spectral analysis (GC-MS) for medicinally important phytochemicals present in inner gel methanol extracts from in vivo and in vitro regenerated Aloe vera L. The GC-MS analysis of methanol extracts of inner gel from in vivo and in vitro regenerated Aloe vera L. showed the presence of various secondary metabolites such as phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins and steroids. Such secondary metabolites from plant sources have been reported to be potent antioxidant agents.

Keywords: Aloe vera L., Quantitative & Spectral analysis, GC-MS analysis, Secondary metabolites, Phytochemicals, Methanol extracts and Natural antioxidants.