Evaluation of Toxicity and Antimicrobial Activity of an Ethanolic Extract from Leaves of Morus alba L. (Moraceae)

Table 1

Phytochemical screening of ethanolic extract from Morus alba leaves through thin layer chromatography.

Compound classes	Revealer	Result
Alkaloids	Dragendorff’s reagent	Negative
Anthraquinones	KOH	Negative
Coumarins	KOH	Positive
Steroids	Liebermann-Burchard	Negative
Flavonoids	Aluminum chloride	Positive
Tannins	Iron (III) chloride	Positive for condensed tannins
Triterpenes	Liebermann-Burchard	Positive