In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potency of Mimosa pudica of Nepalese Terai Region: Insight into L-Mimosine as an Antibacterial Agent

Table 1

Phytochemicals screening of ethyl acetate extract of Mimosa pudica leaf.

S. no.	Secondary metabolites	Phytochemical test	Results
1.	Carbohydrates	Molisch’s	Presence
		Fehling
		Barford
		Benedict
2.	Protein and amino acid	Biuret	Absence
		Ninhydrin
3.	Phytosterol and triterpenoids	Liebermann	Absence
		Salkowski
4.	Tannin	Ferric chloride	Absence
		Gelatin
		Lead acetate
5.	Flavonoids	Shinoda	Presence
		Alkaline reagent
6.	Alkaloids	Mayer	Presence
		Wagner
		Hager
7.	Fixed oil and fats	Spot	Absence
8.	Saponin	Foam test	Absence
9.	Glycosides	Keller Killani	Presence