Isolation and Identification of Anthraquinones Extracted From Morinda Citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae)

The purpose of the study was to isolate the anthraquinone fractions from the fruit, leaves and roots of Morinda citrifolia.Anthraquinones extracts from the fruit, leaves and roots of M. citrifolia exhibited six red bands for the fruit, five for the leaves and four for the roots under UV light at wavelength 245 nm and 356 nm exhibited strong absorption bands at 3408.83, 3275.52 and 3308.88 cm-1 for anthraquinone extract from the fruit, leaves and roots of M. citrifolia respectively identified by O-H stretching.C-H stretching groups were detected at the bands 2954.74 and 2857.38 cm -1 (fruit), 2928.13 cm -1 (leaf), 2922.31cm-1 and 2852.95cm -1 (root).The C=O group of M. citrifolia fruit were detected at the band 1726.27cm-1, leaves at 1600.06 cm -1 and roots at 1630.71 cm -1 .It could be concluded that the anthraquinone of the plant had a good anthraquinones can be a new source of antimicrobials against pathogenic bacteria and antioxidant source.