Identification & Extraction of Fresh Water Snail (Filopaludina bengalensis) Polysaccharide

Abstract

Northeastern India's great biological diversity has earned it a reputation. For this study, Filopaludina bengalensis were selected. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of phytochemicals of the selected Mollusca. Morphoanatomical study on Filopaludina bengalensis was carried & different images was formed. Mollusca shells were digested with HCl. Centrifugation was done to take out the insoluble matter. Along with that snail enzyme was collected by starving it for days. Isolation of N-Acetyl D-glucosamine was done with extracted chitin and snail enzyme. FTIR analysis of Chitin & N-Acetyl D glucosamine was determined. With the help of graph peak was studied, N-acetyl D- glucosamine & chitin was compared with standard component. Our findings provided evidence that crude aqueous and organic solvent extracts of these tested snail contain medicinally important bioactive compounds and it justifies their use in the traditional medicines for the treatment of different diseases.