Phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of some plant materials
Journal Title: International Journal of Life Science - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Secondary metabolites are the biomolecular wealth of the plants offering them different attributes. Antioxidant activity is one of the most important quality of the plants, which humans are using since time immemorial. Every organism produces number of reactive species of oxygen, nitrogen and chlorine during physiological and environmental influences. Prolonged exposure in even in low concentration causes damage of biologically important molecules causing diseased conditions. The removal such toxic free radicals used to be achieved through enzymatic and non-enzymatic reactions. Numerous studies have shown that phytochemical antioxidants are also capable of removing free radicals. Present investigation is an attempt to explore phytochemical constitution of 13 different plant samples including two wild fruits Aegle marmelos and Kigelia pinnata in five different solvent systems and determination of its antioxidant potential using regular DPPH and H2O2 method. Phytochemical profiling revealed presence of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds exhibiting potent antioxidant activities with solvent wise variations to some extent. A Radical Scavenging Activity of (RSA) the methanol extract for every plant sample uncovered maximum RSA in apple, pear, potato. Wild fruits have also exhibited significant RSA substantiating its application as an antioxidant.
Authors and Affiliations
Mukund Sagar Fiske, Anand Vivek Oke, Dinesh Dayaramji Khedkar
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