Phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial appraisal of Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana (Decne) Rehder

Table 2 Qualitative phytochemical analysis of P. jacquemontiana leaves methanol extract and its derived fractions

Phytochemical	PJM	PJH	PJC	PJE	PJB	PJA
Terpenoids	+	+	+	–	–	–
Triterpenoids	+	+	+	–	–	–
Coumarins	+	–	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids
Alkaline reagent test	+	–	+	–	+	+
FeCl₃ test	+	–	+	–	+	+
Tannins
Alkaline reagent test	+	–	+	+	+	+
FeCl₃ test	+	–	+	+	+	+
Condensed Tannins	+	–	–	+	+	+
Hydrolysable tannins	–	+	+	–	–	–
Phlobatannins	+	–	–	+	+	–
Steroids	+	–	–	+	+	+
Phytosteroids	–	–	–	+	+	+
Anthraquinones	–	–	–	–	–	–
Phenols	+	–	+	–	–	–
Alkaloids
Mayer’s test	+	+	+	+	+	–
Hager’s test	+	+	+	+	+	–
Glycosides	+	+	+	+	+	+
Saponins	+	–	–	+	+	–
Sterols	+	–	–	+	–	+
Quinones	+	+	+	+	+	+
Acids	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vitamin C	+	+	+	+	+	+
Proteins
Xanthoproteic test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Biuret test	+	+	+	+	+	+
Carbohydrates	–	–	–	+	+	–
Oils and Resins	+	+	+	+	+	+
Anthocyanin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Betacyanin	+	–	+	–	+	+

PJM methanol extract of P. jacquemontiana leaves, PJH n-hexane fraction of PJM, PJC chloroform fraction of PJM; PJE ethyl acetate fraction of PJM, PJB n-butanol fraction of PJM, PJA residual aqueous fraction of PJM. (+) constituent present, (−) constituent absent

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