IN VITRO CYTOTOXICITY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND GC-MS ANALYSIS OF PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE LEAVES.
Poongodi. T* and Hemalatha. R
ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to investigate the preliminary phytochemical screening, GC-MS and In vitro cytotoxicity assay of leaf extract of Pithecellobium dulce. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of active plant metabolites like alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenol, tannins, diterpenes, saponins and phytosterols. It was further continued to identify 18 different compounds of medicinal use in the Pithecellobium dulce by GC-MS analysis. The study also investigated about the Invitro cytotoxic nature of Pithecellobium dulce leaves in breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) using MTT assay. IC50 value was found to be 112μg/ml. 100% cell inhibition occurred at 300 μg/ml.
Keywords: Pithecellobium dulce, MCF-7 cell line, GC-MS analysis, Cytotoxicity, MTT assay.
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