ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALSYSIS OF LORANTHUS ELASTICUSOF LORANTHACEAE

Authors

  • T. Krishnaveni Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • R. Valliappan Chemistry Wing, DDE FEAT Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
  • R. Selvaraju Physics Section, FEAT Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • P. Nagendra prasad Department of Biomedical Engineering, Noorul Islam University, Kumarakoil, Nagerkoil, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keywords:

Antioxidant, DPPH method, FRAP, NO scavenging assay, phytochemical analysis

Abstract

In the present study the extracts prepared using plant materials of Loranthuselasticusof Loranthaceae grown on the Peepal Tree (in Tamil ArasaMaram – Ficusreligiosa) were evaluated for their antioxidant activity by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydracyl (DPPH), ferric ion reducing power antioxidant activity (FRAP), Nitrc oxide (NO) scavenging assay and the Total phenolic and flavonoid content are studied.  The hydro-methanolic extract of the plant material was found to possess significant antioxidant activity. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the plant material was done and the results are discussed.

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2016-10-19
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T. Krishnaveni, R. Valliappan, R. Selvaraju, and P. Nagendra prasad. “ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALSYSIS OF LORANTHUS ELASTICUSOF LORANTHACEAE”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Drug Analysis, vol. 4, no. 10, Oct. 2016, pp. 480-79, https://ijpda.org/index.php/journal/article/view/255.

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Volume-4, Issue-10, October-2016

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