IN VITRO - ANTIOXIDANT AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AEGLE MARMELOS (L.) CORREA. LEAF EXTRACT
| Autor: | Sasangan Kc, Samidha M Pawaskar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pharmacology
chemistry.chemical_classification Antioxidant Traditional medicine Superoxide medicine.medical_treatment fungi Flavonoid food and beverages Pharmaceutical Science Glycoside In vitro Terpenoid chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Phytochemical medicine Organic chemistry Pharmacology (medical) Hydroxyl radical |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 10:367 |
| ISSN: | 2455-3891 0974-2441 |
| DOI: | 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i6.17808 |
| Popis: | Objective: In this study, the leaf powder of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. was subjected to preliminary phytochemical and in vitro antioxidant analysis. Methods: The freshly prepared plant leaf extract was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening, which revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, and steroids. Reducing power, superoxide (SO) anion radical, nitric oxide (NO) radical, and hydroxyl radical scavenging assays were carried out to evaluate the antioxidant potential of the methanolic leaf extract of this plant. The amounts of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds were also determined. Results: This study has revealed that the A. marmelos (L.) Correa. leaf extract showed considerably high amounts of most of the phytochemicals, total antioxidant capacity, total phenolic, and flavonoid content. The study also indicated that the A. marmelos (L.) Correa. showed comparatively good scavenging activity, i.e., inhibition of hydroxyl radical, NO and SO anion scavenging and reducing power activities when compared with the respective standards. Conclusion: The leaf powder of A. marmelos (L.) Correa. can be used as easily accessible source of natural antioxidant and as a possible food supplement or in pharmaceutical industry. |
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