Phytochemical Studies

Phytochemical screening of various extracts such as chloroform, ethanol, water of S. trilobatum revealed the presence of secondary metabolites such as Steroids, triterpenoids, sugars, Reducing sugars, phenolic compounds, tannins, anthroquinone, amino acids, Saponins [11]. Phytochemical analysis of dried powder of S. trilobatum leaves showed the presence of carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterols and tannins, where as the stem portion possess carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterols, tannins, flavonoids and cardiac glycosides. Alkaloides such as soladunalinidine and tomatidine(4) were isolated from the leaf and stem of Solanum species. S. trilobatum contains chemical compounds like Sobatum(1), β-solamarine, solasodine(2), solaine(3), glycoalkaloid and diosogenin