PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CITRUS LIMONUM AND CITRUS SINENSIS PEELS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BETA CAROTENE PIGMENT USING ETHANOLIC EXTRACT
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2014, Vol 5, Issue 10
Abstract
The Citrus limonum peel and Citrus sinensis peel is an excellent source of fiber, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and β-carotene. The ethanolic extracts of Citrus peels evaluated they contain carbohydrates, fixed oils, steroids, phenols, tannins and saponins. The phytochemical analysis of samples characterized by that is TLC and UV-Visble spectroscopy. The presence of β-carotene in sample analyzed at the absorption maxima 328 nm, whereas the Rf values for β-carotene in Citrus limonum peel and Citrus sinensis peel are found in 0.91 and 0.92 respectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Pradeep Sharma , Pushpak Ahirwar , Shilpi Mangal , Anup Kirar , Shraddha Vishwakarma
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