PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CAULERPA SCALPELLIFORMIS (R.BR.) WEB. V. BOSSE COLLECTED FROM HARE ISLAND, THOOTHUKUDI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

The plan of the present study was to explore the phytochemicals in the methanolic extract of Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R.Br.) Web. V. Bosse collected from Hare Island, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. The phytochemical screening of methanolic extract was studied using the standard procedure using UV-Visible spectroscopic and FTIR. The UV-Visible spectrum was found to have the presence of the compounds separated at the nm of 246.5, 340, 391.5, 447.5, 531.5 and 662 with the absorption 3.917, 3.838, 3.954, 3.898, 1.331 and 3.103 respectively. The FTIR analysis showed the presence of functional groups such as organophosphorus, sulfonic acids, sulfonyl chlorides, amino acids, phosphines, aliphatic, alcohols and phenols. Key words: Caulerpa scalpelliformis, Phytochemicals, UV-Visible, FTIR