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Table 1 Qualitative chemical analysis of test solvent extracts of Toona ciliata leaf and flower

From: Evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities from Toona ciliata Roemer

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Tests

Solvent extracts of Toona ciliata

Petroleum ether

Chloroform

Ethyl acetate

Methanol

Aqueous

I

Carbohydrates test

   a) Molisch’s test

+

+

+

+

+

   b) Fehling’s test

+

+

+

+

+

II

Proteins & Aminoacids

   a) Ninhydrin test

-

-

-

-

-

   b) Biuret test

-

+

+

-

-

   c) Sodium bicarbonate test

-

-

-

-

-

   d) Tannic acid test

-

-

-

-

-

   e) Xanthoprotein test

+

+

+

+

+

III

Alkaloids

   a) Wagner’s test

+

+

+

+

+

   b) Dragendorff’s test

+

+

+

+

+

   c) Mayer’s test

+

+

+

+

+

IV

Saponins

   a) Foam test

-

-

-

-

+

V

Flavonoids

   a) Ferric chloride test

-

-

+

+

+

   b) Shinoda test

-

+

+

+

+

   c) Alkali & acid test

+

-

+

-

-

VI

Tannins & phenolic compounds

   a) Ferric chloride test

-

-

+

+

+

   b) Heavy metals test

     

     i) Copper sulphate test

-

+

+

+

+

     ii) Potassium ferricyanide test

-

+

+

-

+

     iii) Nitric acid test

+

+

+

+

+

VII

Glycosides

   a) Modified Borntrager’s test

+

-

-

-

+

VIII

Phytosterols

   a) Libermann- Burchard’s test

+

+

+

+

+

   b) Terpenoids

     

     i) 2,4-DNPH test

+

+

+

+

+

   c) Anthraquinones

     

     i) Borntrager’s test

+

+

+

+

+

   d) Steroids

     

     i) Salkowski’s test

+

+

+

+

+

  1. Note: +: Present; -: Absent.