Research Article

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

Table 12

FTIR interpretation of purified fractions C and D from the methanol extract of V. camporum.

Fraction CFraction D

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

2922, 2854Csp3-H stretchThe observed functional groups confirm the presence of unsaturated steroid identified in the screening test2924, 2854Csp3-H stretchThe observed functional groups confirm the presence of terpenoid identified in the screening test
1737C=O stretch1737C=O stretch
1631C=C stretch1460, 1370C-H bend
1466, 1371C-H bend1221, 1176,C-O/C-C
1221, 1177, 1045C-O/C-C stretch1021stretch