The
Phytochemistry laboratory develops commercially
viable processes for the optimum extraction
of medicinal plants where active constituents
(markers) are known. The plant extracts generated
thereof are standardized to contain known
amount(s) of biologically active constituent(s).
For plants where active / markers are not
known, bioactivity guided fractionations are
undertaken and active / bio-markers are isolated
for the purpose of standardization. Chromatographic
techniques like column, flash, MPLC, Preparative
HPLC are employed for isolating constituents.
The isolated single chemical entities are
thoroughly characterized using the conventional
spectroscopic (UV, IR, NMR & Mass spectroscopy)
and chromatographic techniques. |