Evaluation of Phytochemical compounds from Jackfruit Leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus, Lam.) and its GCMS Analysis

Abstract :

Jackfruit is the most ancient indigenous plant present in the Western Ghats of India and in home gardens of countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia and Brazil. Because of the presence of nutrients in high amount in different parts of the plant attracted attention of many researchers. The phytochemical properties of methanol extract of leaves of jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk was carried out in the present study. From the phytochemical analysis the presence of bioactive compounds such as Alkaloids,Aminoacid, carbohydrates, Flavonoids, Phenol, Protein and Saponin were confirmed in the sample extract. The GCMS analysis of methanol extract of jackfruit leaves revealed the presence of 30 secondary metabolites. The overall results revelaed that the leaves of the jackfruit is rich in nutrients as well as phytochemicals and secondary metabolites which can be further used to treat various ailments and infection control especially in human health isssues.