EXTRACTING AND INDENTIFYING CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS IN THE EXTRACTS OF PANDANUS TECTORIUS SOL.’S LEAVES AND ROOTS IN HOI AN

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study on the influence of time on the extractionof the compoundsfrom Pandanus tectorius Sol.’s leaves and roots in organic solvens. The findings via the GC-MS method show that 24 compounds have been identified in the extract of Pandanus tectorius Sol.’s leaves, among whichthe dichloromethane extract has fostered the most compounds – 21. Besides, 24 compounds have been identified in the extract of Pandanus tectorius Sol.’s roots, among which the hexane extract has fostered the most compounds – 15. Most of the identified compounds are hydrocarbon,organic acids, heterocyclic compounds,terpenes,…; the majority of them are anti-cancerous, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory. The methanol extracts from both the leaves and the roots of the Pandanus tectorius Sol. prove to have their specific antibacterial activities against the growth of Gram-positive Staphylococcusaureus, Bacillus subtiliswith IC₅₀values of80.0 µg/ml,26.0 µg/ml and 88.47 µg/ml, 40.73 µg/mlrespectively.