1Department of Chemistry, Shri YPSC Solankur, 416212 Dist. Kolhapur
Department of Botany, Shri YPSC Solankur, 416212 Dist. Kolhapur
Online published on 20 January, 2022.
Phytochemical screening of Acorus calamus rhizome was done using the technique of by GC-MS (Gas chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy). Presence of Diethyl Phthalate Phthalic acid-ethyl isoporpyl ester, 5-Methyl-2-trimethylsilyloxy-acetophenone, Tetrasiloxane, Phthalic acid-ethyl pent-2-en-4-yn-1-yl ester, Asarone-2, 4, 5-Trimethoxypropenylbenzene, Methyltris (trimethylsiloxy) silane, Benzene, 1, 2, 4-trimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl) was observed during the screening. Out of these, some of the phytoconstituents like a-asarone and B-asarone are known to have genotoxicity and mutagenicity. Hence, the results obtained in the present work will be useful in ayurvedic formulations
