Dr. K. Venkata Krishna
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Government Degree College for Women (A), Nalgonda, Telangana, India
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrst.v11i04.006
Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing compounds found in many medicinal plants. Several rare or less-studied species in Telangana contain these compounds and are used by local communities. This paper describes how workers identify, isolate, and confirm alkaloids from such plants. It covers extraction steps, acid-base partitioning, chromatography, thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatography, and spectroscopic methods. Examples include vasicine from Adhatoda, solasodine from Solanum species, and other bases reported from the region. Tables list plants, plant parts, and typical alkaloid yields. Chemical structures and reaction equations appear where they help explain the tests. The methods allow researchers to link traditional use with measurable chemical content when plant material is collected carefully and identified correctly.
Keywords: alkaloids; medicinal plants; Telangana; isolation; identification; TLC; HPLC; spectroscopy
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