ESTIMATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM LEAVES OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS

Abstract

Medicinal plants areimportant source of life saving drugs for majority of the world population. The study includes phytochemical screening and quantification of primary and secondary metabolites like chlorophyll, carbohydrates, protein, phenol, starch and ascorbic acid fromleaves extract of selected plants namely: Chenopodium album, Moringa oleifera and Terminalia arjuna. The highest amount of protein (75.46$\mu $g/ml) was observed in T. arjuna, ascorbic acid (38.02 mg/g dw), starch (5.12 mg/g dw), phenols (22.55 mg/g dw) and chlorophyll (14.75 mg/g dw) was observed in leaves of C. album.