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Table 1 Phytochemical profile of all three plant extracts

From: In vitro antimitotic and cytotoxic potential of plant extracts: a comparative study of Mucuna pruriens, Asteracantha longifolia and Sphaeranthus indicus

Phytoconstitutes

Name of test

MPS

ALS

SIS

Flavonoids

Alkaline test

+

+++

+++

Lead-acetate test

+++

+++

Terpenoids

Salkowski test

+

++

Saponins

Foam test

++

Steroids

Liebermann-Burchard test

++

Tannins

Ferric chloride test

+

+++

+++

Phenols

Ferric chloride test

++

Carbohydrates

Molisch’s test

+++

+

+++

Amino acids

Biuret test

Cardiac glycosides

Killer killani test

+

+

Alkaloids

Dragendroff’s test

+++

++

Mayer’s test

++

++

Wagner’s test

++

++

Hager’s test

++

+

  1. + slightly present, ++ moderately present, +++ highly present, absent, MPS methanolic extract of M. pruriens seed, ALS methanolic extract of A. longifolia seed, SIS methanolic extract of S. indicus stem