Assay of Steroidal Sapogenin in Costus Speciosus Rhizomes
Corresponding Author(s) : M. JAHFAR
jahfarmb@rediffmail.com
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2008): Vol 20 Issue 2
Abstract
Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, was isolated from rhizhomes of Costus speciosus by reported method. It was characterized by TLC, UV and FT IR spectroscopy and purity was determined by HPLC. Amount of diosgenin in the free and glycosidic form was determined colorimetrically, after subjecting the purified sample to preparative TLC. Result shows that the majority of diosgenin is in the glycosidic form.
Keywords
C. speciosus
Rhizomes
Steroide sapogenin
JAHFAR, M., ABDUL RAHIM, A., JINCY, A., & UNNIKRISHNAN, K. (2010). Assay of Steroidal Sapogenin in Costus Speciosus Rhizomes. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(2), 1382–1388. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/12551
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