PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF AMPELOCISSUS LATIFOLIA (ROXB.) PLANCH TUBEROUS ROOT USING UV-VIS, FTIR AND GC-MS

The present investigation was carried to determine UV-VIS, FTIR and GC-MS analysis of Ampelocissus latifolia tuberous root. The ethanol extract was examined under visible and UV light for the proximate analysis. The UV-VIS profile of Ampelocissus latifolia tuberous root ethanol extract showed the peaks at 409 nm, 424 nm and 479 nm with the absorption of 1.682, 1.704 and 1.479 respectively. The FTIR spectrum was revealed the presence of alcohols, aromatic compound, alkanes, aldehydes, ketones, alkenes, amines, amides, nitro compounds, carboxylic acids, ethers, esters and alkyl halides in ethanol extracts of Ampelocissus latifolia tuberous root. GC-MS analysis of ethanol extract of Ampelocissus latifolia tuberous root was revealed the presence of 14 phytochemical compounds. The presence of various functional groups and phytocompounds in Ampelocissus latifolia tuberous root confirm that it act as a most important source of drugs against various ailments.