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<Journal>
<Journal-Info>
<name>International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences</name>
<website>ijpbs.net</website>
<email>editorijpbs@rediffmail.com (or) editorofijpbs@yahoo.com (or) prasmol@rediffmail.com</email>
</Journal-Info>
<article>
<article-id pub-id-type='other'>10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12</article-id>
<issue_number>Volume 7 Issue 4</issue_number>
<issue_period>2016 (October - December)</issue_period>
<title><b>Chemical characterization of <i>vetiveria Zizanioides</i>linn root</b> </title>
<abstract>Phytoconstituents are widely used for their numerous pharmacological activities. Isolation and characterization of phytoconstituents is a leading area of research. In the present study, quantitative analysis of phytoconstituents present in  lessThan i greaterThan Vetiveria zizanoides lessThan /i greaterThan  root was carried out. GC-MS analysis of ethanolic extract from  lessThan i greaterThan Vetiveria zizanoides lessThan /i greaterThan  (EVZ) was carried out to explore the presence of various phytoconstituents. The collected root is a rich source of macromolecules like carbohydrate, protein, and micromolecules like Vitamin C, Vitamin E and secondary metabolites like phenol, tannin, flavonoids. GC-MS spectra of EVZ shows the presence of numerous active compounds including Vetiverone (0.791%), trans-Isoeugenol(2.543%), 9,10-Dimethyltricylo[4.2.1.1(2,5)decane-9,10-dio (2.135%), Isolongifolene, 9,10-dehydro (2.182%), Tricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]oct-5-ene-5-propanoic acid,3,3,8,8-tetramethyl (6.717%), 2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid (8.884%), γ –Gurjunenepoxide(2.974%) etc., In conclusion,  lessThan i greaterThan Vetiveria zizanoides lessThan /i greaterThan  is a rich source of phytoconstituents and numerous bioactive constituents are present in its ethanolic extract.</abstract>
<authors>S.SARAVANA KUMAR AND K.GAYATHRI</authors>
<keywords>phenolics, tannins, flavonoids, GC-MS.</keywords>
<pages>689-695</pages>
</article>
</Journal>
