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GC–MS profiling of phytocompounds in the leaves of Vitex negundo L.


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1 Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India
2 Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
3 Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India
4 Department of Agricultural Chemicals, CPMB&B, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
5 Department of Mathematics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India

The leaves of Vitex negundo L., popularly known as notchi in Tamil Nadu, India, contain a wide variety of secondary metabolites and phytochemicals. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry has been employed in the present study to detect and classify bioactive chemicals using three distinct extraction solvents: dichloromethane, milli-Q water and methanol. We have isolated 65 phytocompounds in total qualitatively. The bulk of these substances belong to the terpenoid class of secondary metabolites, which play a role in plant defence systems and natural pollination. Thus, it has been proposed that notchi leaf extracts could be used instead of synthetic chemicals and also as a biopesticide.

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Biopesticide, secondary metabolites, synthetic chemicals, terpenoids, Vitex negundo
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Sangeetha Kaliyannagounder
Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India
Swaminathan Chitraputhirapillai
Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
Renuka Raman
Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India
Vellaikumar Sampathrajan
Department of Agricultural Chemicals, CPMB&B, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
Nivethadevi Palani
Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India
Sivasankari Baskaran
Department of Mathematics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625 104, India

Abstract


The leaves of Vitex negundo L., popularly known as notchi in Tamil Nadu, India, contain a wide variety of secondary metabolites and phytochemicals. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry has been employed in the present study to detect and classify bioactive chemicals using three distinct extraction solvents: dichloromethane, milli-Q water and methanol. We have isolated 65 phytocompounds in total qualitatively. The bulk of these substances belong to the terpenoid class of secondary metabolites, which play a role in plant defence systems and natural pollination. Thus, it has been proposed that notchi leaf extracts could be used instead of synthetic chemicals and also as a biopesticide.

Keywords


Biopesticide, secondary metabolites, synthetic chemicals, terpenoids, Vitex negundo



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv125%2Fi11%2F1250-1258