Investigation of Phytochemical Constituents and Biochemical Properties of Peel of Rambutan (Nephelium Lappaceum L)

Hiroshi Y, Daiki NN and Hana H

Published on: 2022-12-25

Abstract

A large number of plants are claimed to possess antibiotic properties in the traditional system and are also used extensively bytribal people throughout the world. It is now mostly thought that nature has given the cure for every disease in one form or another. Plants have been known to cure people of various diseases in Ayurveda. According to the phytochemical tests, alkaloids, α-amino acids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, organic acids,phenolic compounds, polyphenols, proteins, reducing sugar, saponins, steroids, tannins, and terpenoids were found to be present in the peel of rambutan. However, cyanogenic glycosides and starch were not observed in this sample. The peel has the highest amount of total tannin contents (270.92±4.2 mg QE/g) in ethanol extract. The ethanol extract of the Peel was more phytochemical constituents than the watery extract. This research showed that the ethanolic extract was more effective in all biological activities. The extracts of the peel of rambutan had shown potential activity against man bacteria.