Phytoanalytical Lab

Plant phytochemistry is very important for human nutrition. The primay focus of the lab is to screen the important phytocomponents of plant samples. Extraction using conventional and advanced extraction systems; their phytochemical and nutritional profile; mineral estimation; estimation of antioxidant value; Extraction of fragrance and flavor compounds and their analysis are the major domain of work of the lab.
1. SOXHLET APPARATUS
Model:90010007
Make:Rivotek, India
Uses:
Solid-liquid extraction of powdered plant materials for its qualitative and quantitative analysis. Extraction of fats and oils. Extraction of essential oils from rhizomes and seeds.

SOXHLET APPARATUS
2. ROTAVAPOUR WITH CHILLER
Model:--
Make:Heidolph, Germany
Uses:
Vacuum drying of the collected extracts after soxhlet. Vacuum drying of the fractionated samples after column chromatography.

ROTAVAPOUR WITH CHILLER
3. MICOWAVE EXTRACTION SYSTEM WITH CHILLER
Model:ETHOS X
Make:Milestone, Italy
Uses:
Extraction of Flavor and Fragrances from aromatic plants. Extraction of essential oils from flowers, leaf, rhizomes, petals, peels, bark, etc.
MICOWAVE EXTRACTION SYSTEM
4. ADVANCED MICROWAVE DIGESTION SYSTEM
Model:ETHOS EASY
Make:Milestone, Italy
Uses:
Polar extraction of plant parts. Digestion of water sample, soil samples, extracts, powders, etc. for heavy metal estimation. Extraction of water sample, soil samples, extracts, powders, etc. for pesticide estimation.
ADVANCED MICOWAVE DIGESTION SYSTEM
5. ANALYTICAL WEIGHING BALANCE
Model:MAB201
Make:Wensar
Uses:
For accurate weighing of samples for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
ANALYTICAL WEIGHING BALANCE
6. UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER
Model:UV-3200
Make:Lab India, India
Uses:
Quantitative and qualitative estimation of Ayurvedic, Herbal, Synthetic, and Pharmaceutical samples. Estimation of Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, Anti-oxidant activity, etc. Analysis of DNA and Protein sample.Assay of metabolites.
UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER
7. HOT AIR OVEN
Model:AO/SC-20
Make:Allyone
Uses:
Drying of samples, extracts, plant powders to remove moisture. Drying of glassware’s and lab utensils.
HOT AIR OVEN
8. HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC) WITH PDA, FLUROSCENCE AND RI DETECTOR
Model: HPLC System – Alliance e2695 Separation Module PDA Detector – 2998 PDA FLR Detector – 2475 FLR RI Detector – 2414 RI
Make: Waters Corporation, USA
Uses:
Quantitative and qualitative estimation of Ayurvedic, Herbal, Synthetic, Pharmaceutical, Neutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals samples. Detection of impurities in drug substances. Analysis of carbohydrates, and amino acids in plant and food samples. Analysis of vitamins. Preservative analysis in drug formulations, cosmeceuticals and neutraceuticals. Monitoring the levels of pollutants in water and soil.
HPLC
9. HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETER (HRMS) QUADRUPOLE-TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER
Model:UPLC System – Acquity I-Class Plus Mass Detector – Xevo G3 QTof
Make:Waters Corporation, USA
Uses:
Phytochemical screening of drug metabolites from plant, animal and marine origin. Quantitative estimation of high and even low sensitive compounds in Ayurvedic, Herbal, Synthetic, Pharmaceutical, Neutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals preparations. Analyzing plant matrix, complex food or water samples for pesticides, mycotoxins etc. or equally challenging human or animal urine analysis samples for poisons or drugs. Identifying compounds relevant for dynamic metabolic processes; including sample preparation, data acquisition and data evaluation.
HRMS
10. pH METER
Model:ECPHTUTOR D
Make:Eutech Instruments (Thermo Scientific)
Uses:
Measuring pH of water for analysis, buffers used in mobile phase, ayurvedic preparations and pharmaceutical preparations like creams, ointments, gels, etc.
pH METER