Author(s):
Sr. Sandra Horta, Agnel Arul John
Email(s):
jhonnel404@gmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2019.01066.7 
Address:
Sr. Sandra Horta1, Dr. Agnel Arul John2
1Asst. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016.
2Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous) Thiruvanaikovil - 620 005 Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 12,
Issue - 12,
Year - 2019
ABSTRACT:
Tomatoes are the widely used vegetable all through the world and a lot of research has been carried out. But little we know about the peel or the skin of the tomato. The objective of this present study is to compare the phytochemical constituents present in the ethanol and aqueous extract of peel and pulp of tomato both qualitatively and quantitatively. Further confirmation of the presence of these secondary metabolites were done using Histochemical localization. The results confirmed the presence of Alkaloids, Flavonoids and Phenols in considerable amounts. Surprisingly the content of these bioactive compounds were in high concentration in peel when compared with the pulp. The presence of these compounds may be the reason for the medicinal properties of the tomato.
Cite this article:
Sr. Sandra Horta, Agnel Arul John. Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical profile of peel and pulp of Solanaum Lycopersicum L. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2019; 12(12): 6138-6142. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.01066.7
Cite(Electronic):
Sr. Sandra Horta, Agnel Arul John. Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical profile of peel and pulp of Solanaum Lycopersicum L. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2019; 12(12): 6138-6142. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.01066.7 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-12-12-89