Research Article

Anthelminthic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities and FTIR Analyses of Vernonia camporum Stem-Bark

Table 11

FTIR interpretation of purified fractions A and B from the methanol extract of V. camporum.

Fraction AFraction B

Peak value (cmāˆ’1)Functional groupInferencePeak value (cmāˆ’1)Functional groupInference

2923, 2854Csp3-H stretchThe observed functional groups confirm the presence of steroid identified in the screening test2923, 2854Csp3-H stretchThe observed functional groups confirm the presence of steroid identified in the screening test
1742C=O stretch1742C=O stretch
1459, 1371C-H bend1459, 1378C-H bend
1221, 1158, 1110, 1050C-O/C-C stretch1156C-O stretch