Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

8-1-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Debasish Bandyopadhyay

Second Advisor

Jose Gutierrez-Gonzales

Third Advisor

Manohar Chakrabarti

Abstract

Tillandsia usneoides in epiphytic bromeliads takes up water through absorptive trichomes on the shoot surface under extreme environmental conditions. Although previous studies revealed the way by which T. usneoides absorbs water and prevents water loss, its water transport remains unclear. Uses of T. usneoides L. have been documented going back to pre-Columbian and late archaic societies. Between the 1800s and 1900s. T. usneoides was utilized in fruit packing and polish, among other industrial goods. In terms of medicine, tillandsia is well-known for treating leucorrhea, rheumatism, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and as an anti-diabetic, emetic, analgesic, purgative, antispasmodic, and diuretic. The chemical composition of tillandsia includes hydroxy-flavonoids, cycloartane triterpenes, and numerous Tillandsia spp. extracts and chemicals have been shown to exhibit pharmacological properties, including anti-neoplasia, antifungal, anti-HSV-1, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and microbicide properties. The Tillandsia genus is highly promising in many fundamental facets of contemporary civilization, and it has cultural, economic, and medicinal significance. Investigation is done to find out the pure compound of ethanol extract and testing the bioactivity of those compounds. Five pure compounds basically terpenoids and steroids are successfully isolated.

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