Comparative Antioxidant Analysis of Moringa oleifera Leaf Extracts from South Western States in Nigeria
| Autor: | Charles Ayorinde Ologunde, Olorunfemi R. Molehin, Ikechukwu Nwankwo, Ayonposi Bukola Olaoye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Antioxidant medicine.medical_treatment Phytochemicals Flavonoid Saponin lcsh:RS1-441 Biology 01 natural sciences Phenolic contents lcsh:Pharmacy and materia medica Moringa Lipid peroxidation chemistry.chemical_compound 010608 biotechnology medicine Tannin Moringa oleifera chemistry.chemical_classification Traditional medicine lcsh:RM1-950 Soil type lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology chemistry Quercetin 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2314-7253 |
| Popis: | Background Moringa oleifera is a medicinal plant that ethnobotanical studies have shown its inclusion in treatment of many ailments such as diarrhea, diabetes, epilepsy, wound healing and arthritis. It is a plant that was believed to originate from India but could now be found in both the tropics and the sub-topics. Earlier reports have not addressed the association between the location of plant collection and its antioxidant contents. In this study, Moringa oleifera leaves were collected from 21 locations within the south western states of Nigeria. Leaves from each of the locations were dried and evaluated for total phenols, tannin, saponin and flavonoid. DPPH scavenging activity, nitric oxide scavenging activity and inhibition of lipid peroxidation were also evaluated. Results All the parameters analysed showed significant within- and between-group differences. Some locations had greater DPPH scavenging ability than the standard (quercetin). Conclusion Environmental parameters like annual precipitation, minimum temperature and maximum temperature, and soil type of the location of the plants showed influence on the level of antioxidant, while further analysis using metaboanalyst showed a notable effect of soil type on the antioxidant activity. |
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