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Purena and Bhatt (2016). Comparative In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Having Anticancer Properties. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 29(1), pp.66-67.
OP-A03
Comparative In
Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Having Anticancer
Properties
Rupal Purena and Renu Bhatt
Department of Biotechnology, Guru
Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 495009,
India
Corresponding
author email: rupu.mini@gmail.com
dr.renuhhatr@yahoo.com
[Received
14 January 2016; accepted 23 January 2016]
Abstract: As compared
to allopathic drug which are otherwise harmful to human health, naturally
occurring antioxidants from numerous medicinal plants are safe for the
treatment of various degenerative diseases, caused due to oxidative stress. The
present study aimed to compare antioxidant properties of aqueous and
hydroethanolic leaf extract of four medicinal plants Anthocephalus cadamba
(Kadam), Aegle marmelos (Bael), Emblica officinalis (Amla) and Moringa oleifera
(Munga). In vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH assay, ABTS
decolourisation assay, FRAP value and phosphomolybdate assay and total reducing
power of each extractive was determined. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total
flavonoid content (TEC) was determined by Folin-Ciocalteu method and aluminium
chloride colorimetric method respectively. Among all the extractives, hydro
ethanolic leaf extract of E officinalis showed the highest antioxidative
activity and phenolic content followed by E officinalis (aqueous), A. cadamba
(ethanolic). A. cadamba (aqueous), A. marmelos (ethanolic), A.
marmelos(aqueous), M. oleifera (ethanolic), M. oleifera (aqueous). This shows
that the plants phytoconsituents possessing strong antioxidant activities and
which can be harnessed in the prevention and treatment of various degenerative
discases. good source of important
Keywords: Antioxidant,
A. cadamba, A. marmelos, E. officinalis, M. oleifera