SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus,

College of Science and Humanities, Department of Biotechnology,

A Club of Bioconsortium organized a

Scientific Talk on “Plant Flavonoid for Therapeutic Applications”

given by Prof.R.Karthikeyan, Professor, Chettinad School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kelambakkam, Chennai on 31.12.2021(Friday) at 11.00am to 12.30pm through Google meeting. The programme began with the welcome address. Around 100 participants were participated in the scientific talk from various schools, Institute and Universities.

HIGHLIGHTS OF GUEST SPEECH:-

  • Biological important of plant secondary metabolites
  • Therapeutic applications of plant flavonoids
  • Plant extract preparation
  • Isolation of flavonoid (Quercetin) from Ipomoea sepiaria
  • Phytochemical analysis
  • Characterization of flavonoid by UV-visible spectroscopy, TLC analysis, NMR and ESI mass spectroscopy
  • Anti microbial efficacy of flavonoid against pathogenic bacteria

The session was highly informative and the experience shared by the participants. The session was ended with questions and answers interactions. The programme was organized by Dr.S.Suresh, HoD(i/c) Biotechnology as Convenor, and Dr.G.Rajendran, Assistant Professor as Co-convenor.