Research Article

Comparative Study of Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Cytotoxic Potentials, and Phytochemicals of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Table 1

Chemical characterization of Zingiber officinale.

HPLC
Sr.noCompound namePeak areaAmount (ppm)

1Quercetin341.03718.17
2Gallic acid75.3362.71
3Vanillic acid91.6805.68
4Benzoic acid150.35415.93
5Chlorogenic acid220.81817.22
6p-Coumaric acid81.6391.16
7Ferulic acid42.2353.13
8Cinnamic acid28.4390.37

FTIR
Sr.noWave number (cmāˆ’1)Functional groupType of bond

13276.3Secondary amide, alcoholN-H stretching, O-H stretch
22926.0Alkane-CH2 stretching
31636.3Alkene, primary amines, water, ketoneC=C stretching, N-H bending, H-O-H, C=C-C=O
41148.0Amine, alcoholC-N, O-H stretching
51075.3Amines, alcoholC-N stretching, C-O stretching
6991.5Alkene=C-H
7928.1Alkenes=C-H
8861.0EtherC-O stretching