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Table 1 Phytochemicals screening of extracts from Acmella uliginosa

From: Antimicrobial, antioxidant, toxicity and phytochemical assessment of extracts from Acmella uliginosa, a leafy-vegetable consumed in Bénin, West Africa

Phytochemicals

Reagents

DCM

MeOH

H2O

Coumarin

10 % KOH-EtOH

-

+

+

Flavonoid

NP/PEG

+

+

-

Naphtoquinone

10 % KOH-MeOH

+

+

-

Alkaloid

Dragendorff

-

-

-

Anthracene derivative

5 % KOH-EtOH

+

-

-

Saponin

Vanillin-sulphuric acid

-

-

+

Lignan

Vanillin-phosphoric acid

+

+

-

Triterpene

Anisaldehyde-sulphuric acid

+

+

-

Tannin

Vanillin-sulphuric acid

-

-

+

Pigment

Anisaldehyde-sulphuric acid

-

-

-

  1. DCM dichloromethane extract, MeOH Methanol extract, H2O aqueous extract; (+) present, (-) absence