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Volume 4
Toxicology: Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2067
Toxicology Congress 2018
March 12-14, 2018
March 12-14, 2018 Singapore
14
th
World Congress on
Toxicology and Pharmacology
Analysis of chemicals present in the seeds of
Mucuna pruriens
by gas chromatographymass spectrometry
Joseph Swithin Fernando and Sankaran
Saveetha Medical College, India
M
ucuna pruriens
is a climbing legume used in the treatment of various ailments. It is commonly known as cowitch or
velvet bean. Traditionally, it was used in treating male infertility. The main aim of this study was to identify the bioactive
materials present in the methanol extract of
Mucuna pruriens
seeds by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
technique. The analysis by GC-MS reveals the presence of 5 major compounds namely, pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-,
methyl ester, dodecanoic acid, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, methyl ester, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid and 2-myristynoyl-
glycinamide. By comparing with the references of earlier studies, it was clear that these major compounds played a major role
in its neuro-protective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, hepato-protective and antimicrobial effects. The presence of
antioxidants has been linked with neurogenesis in the brain. The presence of these compounds may authenticate the scientific
evidences of many of its proposed therapeutic potentiality of the seeds of
Mucuna pruriens
(MP).
Biography
Joseph Swithin Fernando is currently pursuing his MBBS from Saveetha Medical College. His area of research is applied pharmacology.
swithin.clarin@gmail.comJoseph Swithin Fernando et al., Toxicol Open Access 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2476-2067-C1-005