Exploring Neurological Phytochemical Chemical Constituents Using Aqueous Extraction of Benincasa Hispida Fruit: Molecular Bombardment Study of Electrospray Ionisation by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy Method

Abstract

The Benincasa hispida, also known as budkumbalikai and belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. Fruit of this used by native people for the treatment central nerve system. The aim of the study was to identify the phenolic compound from the fruit of Benincasa hispida by using LC-MS and GC-MS-based targeted and untargeted analysis. LC-MS untargeted chromatogram peak showed flavonoid molecules in graph. In GC-MS untargeted analysis showed the 48 bioactive phytochemical constitutes from different classes were annotated there are 48 bioactive molecules including phenolic acids, glycoside, organic acids, flavonoids and other compounds. The Benincasa hispida has excellent potential as edible vegetable fruit-based food due to its phytochemical profile and high phenolic content.