International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 6 1 2016 January 18 Phytochemical screening, Quantitative estimates of Bioactive compounds in Spondias mombin and Azadirachta indica 38 40 EN A Ewais Hassan 1 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O Box.80203, Jeddah, 21589, SAUDI ARABIA Abdel-Salam Ahmed H 2 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGYPT Ismail Mohamed K 3 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef City, EGYPT S.B. Dare 1 Department of Chemistry, New Arts Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar, Maharashatra, INDIA A. Vijayalakshmi 1 Department of Chemistry, RMK Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Balraj Vidyavathy 2 Department of Chemistry, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India B. Chithra 3 Department of Chemistry, RMK Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India V.S. Gavhane 1 Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India D.M. Suryawanshi 2 Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India A.S. Rajbhoj 3 Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India S.T Gaikwad 4 Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India Habeeb Jabrail Fawzi 1 Polymer Research Lab. Chemistry Department, Science College, Mosul University, Mosul, IRAQ E. Mahmood Mahmood 2 Polymer Research Lab. Chemistry Department, Science College, Mosul University, Mosul, IRAQ O.A. Ogbonna 1 Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, NIGERIA P.C. Ogbonna 2 Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, NIGERIA M.C. Dike 3 Department of Forestry and Environmental Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, NIGERIA > Research Paper 2015 8 30 2016 January 18 The study was carried out to evaluate the pesticidal properties of Azadirachta indica and Spondias mombin leaves against the activities of Phytolyma lata. The leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica and Spondias mombin were prepared using different solvents like methanol, chloroform and petroleum ether and were screened for their pesticidal properties. The results of the quantitative analysis showed that the leaves of both S.mombin and A.indica contained phenol, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, glycocides, steroids and alkaloids. Phytochemical screening of the bioactive compounds showed that the phenol, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, steroids, and alkaloid contents of the leaves of S.mombinwas 1.00a ± 0.10, 3.80a ± 0.10, 2.98a ± 0.01, 7.40a ± 0.10, 0.02a ± 0.01, 1.27a ± 0.10 and 5.81a ± 0.01, while the leaves of A.indica contained 0.18b ± 0.01, 0.23b ± 0.01, 0.43b ± 0.01, 0.72b ± 0.01, 0.01a ± 0.01, 0.20b ± 0.00 and 1.38b ± 0.01 respectively. Both leaf extracts possessed the sampled bioactive compounds although in varying quantities. A study of the results obtained from both leaf extracts indicated that a higher quantity of bioactive compounds in S. mombin may be responsible for a more effective pest control than A. indica. Copyright@ International Science Community Association