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Studies of Phytochemicals, Heavy metals and N.P.K analysis of crude leaf extract of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjals.2018.v01i03.001
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Abstract: The study was designed to the phytochemicals, heavy metals (Cu, Ca, Cr, Ni, Zn, Mn, Fe and Mg) and N.P.K analysis of crude leaf extract of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Linn Moraceae. Phytochemical screening of the ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol and aqueous extracts of the leaf, obtained by the cold maceration method, indicated the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, phenols, steroids, tannins, triterpenoids, glycosides, carbohydrates, phlobatannins, thiols, anthroquinone, protein and amino acids, resins, fixed oils & fats, and phytosterols. Qualitative estimation of phytochemicals was performed in different solvent extracts, namely ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol and aqueous extracts. The results were represented as ‘+’ for the presence and ‘–‘for the absence of phytochemicals. N.P analyses were done by total Kjeldahl digests by UV-VIS spectrophotometry, and K analysis was done in Kjeldal digests by Flame photometry method. The result of breadfruit crude leaves extracts revels that the highest amounts was that of Ca (57690.19 mg/kg), followed by Mg (4358.51mg/kg), whereas the least amount was that of Cu (3.17 mg/kg). GC/MS did not detect Ni. N.P.K. analysis shows the highest percentage was that of potassium in A. altilis leaves, followed by Nitrogen, the least percentage of Phosphorus.

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