Evaluation of Bacoside A Content in Different Accessions and Various Organs of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst

Abstract

Bacoside A, a secondary metabolite in Bacopa monnieri, is used in the treatment of neuropharmacological disorders. Three phenotypic characters and bacoside A maker were assessed in 22 accessions of B. monnieri collected from Karnataka, India. Bacoside was highest (18.36 mg.g-1 DW) in accession collected from Belgaum (accession number Bm2) and lowest (3.53 mg.g-1 DW) in accession collected from Dharwad (accession number Bm7). Analysis of bacoside A in various parts of B. monnieri revealed variability and was highest in stolons (9.54 mg.g-1 DW) and lowest in leaves (1.91 mg.g-1 DW).