Table 1. Phytochemical analysis of all soft corals crude extracts.
|
Chemical
Constituents |
Soft Corals Species | Standard | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinularia sp. (SCA) | Nephthea sp. (SCB) | Sarcophyton sp. (SCC) | Sarcophyton sp. (SCD) | Sinularia sp. (SCE) | Sinularia sp. (SCF) | ||
| Saponins | + | - | - | + | + | + | Stable foam formed for 15 minutes |
| Polyphenols (tannins) | + | + | + | + | - | + | Brown precipitate formed |
| Steroids | - | + | - | - | + | - | Green or blue colour produced (Lieberman-Buchard) |
| Triterpenoids | + | - | + | + | - | + | Brown or reddish-brown colour produced (Lieberman-Buchard) |
| Alkaloids | + | + | + | + | + | + | Orange precipitate formed (Dragendorff) |
| Flavonoids | + | - | - | - | + | - | Orange, pink or red colour produced |
+: Present; -: Absent.