Research Article
Evaluation of Toxicity and Antimicrobial Activity of an Ethanolic Extract from Leaves of Morus alba L. (Moraceae)
Table 1
Phytochemical screening of ethanolic extract from Morus alba leaves through thin layer chromatography.
| Compound classes | Revealer | Result |
| Alkaloids | Dragendorff’s reagent | Negative | Anthraquinones | KOH | Negative | Coumarins | KOH | Positive | Steroids | Liebermann-Burchard | Negative | Flavonoids | Aluminum chloride | Positive | Tannins | Iron (III) chloride | Positive for condensed tannins | Triterpenes | Liebermann-Burchard | Positive |
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