Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 1 Phytochemical screening for bioactive compounds of methanol extract of C. vulgaris

From: Evaluation of the anti-bacterial activity of methanolic extract of Chlorella vulgaris Beyerinck [Beijerinck] with special reference to antioxidant modulation

Bioactive compounds	Test	Present/absent
Alkaloids	Mayer’s test	+
Glycosides	Keller-kiliani test	+
Reducing sugar	Fehling’s test	−
Proteins	Xanthoproteic test	+
Terpenoids	Salkowski’s test	+
Phenol and tannins	Ferric chloride test	+
Steroids	Salkowski’s test	−
Saponin	Foam test	+
Anthocyanin	Hydrochloride test	−
Coumarin	Sodium hydroxide test	+

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