PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF YELLOW & GREEN CITRUS LIMON PEEL EXTRACTS IN DIFFERENT SOLVENTS
Keywords:
pharmacological importance., antioxidants, phytochemical screening, peel extracts, Citrus limon,Abstract
Lemon or Citrus limon is a small evergreen subtropical plant in the family Rutaceae. Lemon is grown for its edible fruit, which is used for preparing a variety of recipes, jams, jellies, pickles and drinks. It is also used as preservatives. It is known for immense medicinal values as it possess various pharmacological properties like antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, and anticancer. To isolate its biologically active components for exploring its pharmacological uses, present study was carried out. For this purpose, phytochemical screening was carried out for the first time in peel extracts of Yellow and Green Citrus limon prepared in four different solvents. Results indicated the presence of secondary metabolites such as carbohydrates, reducing sugar, glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and tannins, triterpenoids and steroids in different peel extracts of Yellow and Green lemon.
