A Study on Phytochemicals, Fatty acid Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Abrus precatorius Linn Seeds

摘要: Abrus precatorius Linn seeds called Gundumani in Tamil is a brightly colored seed, most are black, red and has been used Siddha medicine for centuries. It had widely introduced by humans, the hard-shelled spread birds. By end of twentieth century, it announced as an invasive weed many regions including Belize, Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, India, Polynesia parts United States. In present study, GC-MS was applied analysis phytochemicals ethanol extract seeds. Likewise, fatty acids were analyzed using hexane extract. Among identified, lipid compound found to be predominant whereas linoleic acid among studied. active against bacteria when compared fungi.