Department of Chemistry - Division of Agricultural Chemicals G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,
Pantnagar 263 145 U. S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, INDIA
Abstract
Screening of phenolic constituents in leaves of Cedrela serrata, Toona ciliata, Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach was done by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The phenolic compounds were identified by comparison with authentic standards. The phenolic acids identified in all plants leaves extract were gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, p-hydroxy benzoic acid, chlorgenic acid, syringic acid, vanilic acid, o-coumaric acid and ferulic acid while, none plant sample were having p-coumaric acid in its leaf extracts