Prem Jose Vazhacharickal, Jiby John Mathew, Sajeshkumar N. K., Esther Elsa George

Phytochemical analysis of fruit extracts of Baccaurea courtallensis and evaluation of cholesterol lowering property (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Scientific Study from the year 2017 in the subject Chemistry - Bio-chemistry, grade: 1.5, Mar Augusthinose College, language: English, abstract: The experiment was carried out to extract and analyze the phytochemical constituents of the Baccaurea courtallensis fruit and to find out the cholesterol lowering efficacy of the extract. The water extracts of Baccaurea courtallensis fruits were subjected to preliminary phytochemical analysis and they showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, phlobatannins, coumarin, anthocyanin, leucoanthocyanin, phenols and carbohydrates. The extract was evaluated for cholesterol lowering efficiency against different fatty food materials like egg yolk, pork and chicken fat, ghee and cod liver oil by Zak’s method. The maximum efficiency was observed on egg yolk and chicken fat followed by pork fat and ghee. In cod liver oil no beneficial change were noticed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Publishing / GRIN Verlag
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783668486577
• Artikelnr.: 48757208

Autorenporträt

Dr. Prem Jose Vazhacharickal is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram, Kerala, India. He received the research training and academic guidance from Prof. Dr. Andreas Buerkert, University of Kassel, Germany.