Journal of Chemistry

Research Article

Effect of Ripening and Extraction Method on the Physicochemical Properties of Pectin Extracted from Peels of Apem and Apantu Plantain Cultivars in Ghana

Table 2

Phytochemistry of extracted pectin.
Sample IDTest/inference
TanninsAlkaloidsSaponinsGlycosidesFlavonoidsSterolsCoumarins
MGD−+++++−
MGL+++++−+
MHD+++−+−−
MHL+++++−−
MRD+−+−+++
MRL+++++−−
TGD+++−+−+
TGL+−++−−−
THD+++−−−+
THL+++−−−−
TRD++++−−−
TRL+++++−−
Present (+)/absent (−).