PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS OF Acacia nilotica POD

Abstract

ABSTRACT Acacia nilotica is also known as Gum Arabic tree, Babul, Egyptian thorn, or Prickly Acacia is multipurpose nitrogen fixing legume tree.The aim of this work was to determine the phytochemical constituent and antioxidants vitamins of Acacia nilotica pod.Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Saponins, Tannins, Cardiac glycosides, Steroids, Glycosides, Balsam and Volatile oils. However, anthraquinones were not detected. The quantitative result showed Alkaloids to be (15.9 ± 0.31), Flavonoids (3.8 ± 1.22), Tannins (0.1077 ± 0.00058), Steroids (0.073 ± 0.00038) and Glycosides (5.77 ± 0.015). The antioxidant vitamins analyzed showed vitamin C concentration to be (2.3018±0.0017), vitamin E (329.9 ± 0.20) and vitamin A equivalent (84.72 ± 0.39). This shows that A. nilotica pod is rich in Phytochemicals and antioxidant vitamins.