Title: Detection of Phenolics and Appraisal of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of
Abstract:In this study, we report the antioxidative potential of the methanolic extract of endemic palm Arenga wightii Griff. By various antioxidant assays including DPPH (2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), ABTS...In this study, we report the antioxidative potential of the methanolic extract of endemic palm Arenga wightii Griff. By various antioxidant assays including DPPH (2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), ABTS (2, 2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid), nitric oxide, lipid peroxidation and reducing power activity. Fruits exhibited high reduction capability and powerful free radical scavenging ability compared to leaf extract in all the antioxidant assays except ABTS assay. Total phenolics and flavonoid content of plant extract was also determined by a colorimetric method and have significant amount of phenolics and flavonoids which are responsible for strong antioxidant and antibacterial activities. The antibiotic activity of both fruit and leaf extract was more pronounced against Staphylococcus aureus. RP-HPLC analysis revealed the presence of major phenolic compounds like gallic acid, ascorbic acid, chlorogenic acid and caffeine in the leaf extract. GC-MS analysis was done for identification of chemical compounds after silylation. Based on the results, we suggest that A. wightii possess high phenolics and other phytocompounds which exhibit effective antioxidant and antibacterial properties.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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