Phytochemical Analysis of Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata by GC-MS

Khattab, Raafat; Gaballa, Ali; Zakaria, Saad; Ali, Abd Allah; Sallam, Ibrahim; Temraz, Tarek

Phytochemical Analysis of Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata by GC-MS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Department of biology, Almadinah Almonawara, Taibah university, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

² Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied sciences, Um AL- Qura University, Makah, Saudi Arabia

³ Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

Abstract

In this study, the phytochemical analysis of Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata have been
studied. Avicennia marina leaves, seeds, flowers, stems and Rhizophora mucronata leaves indicate the
presence of, Steroids, Tannins, Glycosides, Carbohydrates Saponnins, Sterols, Terpenoids and Phenol. In
the GC-MS analysis, ten bioactive photochemical compounds were identified in the ethyl acetate extract
of Avicennia marina leaves seeds, flowers, stems and Rhizophora mucronata leaves. The Avicennia
marina and Rhizophora mucronata revealed the presence of medicinal active constituents by GC-MS.
This study also helped to identify the formula and structure of bimolecular therapy which can be used as
drugs.

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