Biochemical and phytochemical analysis of Gypsophila (Gypsophila paniculata L.) using gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy (GC-MS)

Gypsophila (Gypsophila paniculata L.) necessitates the evaluation of its constituents in various fields.To detail its quality, this research was conducted to assess the biochemical and phytochemical constituents of Gypsophila at the Department of Postharvest Technology, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam from 2022 to 2024.The study was planned in a completely randomized design with three replications.It included boric acid, sucrose, and calcium chloride at different concentrations of 0.1 to 4%, alongside a control with distilled water.The results indicate that the combination of 2% boric acid, 2% sucrose and 0.2% calcium chloride (T 2 ) was recorded in high levels of sugar content (9.3%), reducing sugar content (7.6%), protein content (18.1%), phenols content (3.9 mg/g), and carbohydrate content (7.2 mg/g).Major bioactive compounds identified in the Gypsophila including myo-inositol,4-C-methyl-(49.44%), stigmasterol (2.41%), hentriacontane (2.38%), 9-hexadecenoic acid (2.12%), benzoic acid, 4ethoxy-, ethyl ester (1.70%), butyl dimethyl (12 methyleicosyloxy), silane(1.58%),3-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrole (0.89%),vitamin E(1.33%), 2,4,7-tetra methyl-3,6,9-trioxa-2-siladecane (0.67%), ttetracosanoic acid (0.95 %), phytol(0.95%),ethanone,1-(2-hydroxy-5-methyl phenyl)-(0.87%),1azabicyclohexane (0.80%), a-linolenic acid (0.59%), phenol,3,5bis (1,1dimethylethyl)-(0.69%),21,3propanedithiol (0.52%), 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydromaltol (0.72%), and (3E,12Z)-nonadeca-1,3,12-triene-5,14-diol (1.51%).