Department of Applied Plant Science (Horticulture), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya-Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226025 (U. P.), India
Online published on 16 February, 2017.
The Cape gooseberry belongs to the family Solanaceae. The genus Physalis includes about 100 species characterized by fruits that bear an inflated calyx. The presence of predominantly phenolic compounds demonstrated varying degrees of antioxidative efficacy. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) can be used to identify the structure of unknown composition or its chemical group, and the intensity of the absorption spectra associated with molecular composition or content of the chemical group. The aim of the study was to evaluate the nutraceutical value of the fruit as well as their extracts viz., methanolic extract (MEPP), ethanolic extract (EEPP) of the fresh fruit by identifying the bioactive phytochemicals. The Treatment T1(EtOH60%), T2(EtOH80%), T3 (EtOH100%) and T6 (MeOH100%) showed maximum positive in confirmatory tests in preliminary phytochemical analysis T1 (EtOH60%)and T4(MeOH60%) found best in the extraction standardization.
Cape gooseberry, FT-IR, Phytochemical, Extraction, Functional group
