Alternanthera sessilis Red Ethyl Acetate Fraction Exhibits Antidiabetic Potential on Obese Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Preliminary results of the phytochemical screening on ASEAF. Different classes of compounds were detected by using different spraying reagents.

Reagents	Type of compound	Observations	Inferences
0.5% ninhydrin in acetone	Amino acid	Yellow spots	Absence of amino acid but presence of secondary amine
10% SbCl3 in chloroform	Terpenoid	Green zones with different intensities	Absence of carotenoid; presence of terpenoids
Vanillin in H2SO4: CH3COOH:CH3OH	Terpenoid	Purple zone	Presence of terpenoids
Dragendorff’s reagent	Alkaloid	Orange zone	Presence of alkaloids
5% FeCl3 (aq)	Phenolic compound	Some green zones	Presence of phenolic