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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Preliminary phytochemical analysis and assessment of total phenol and total flavonoid content of Haworthiopsis limifolia Marloth. and its antioxidant potential
Authors
Riti Shah, Pooja Sharma, Nainesh R Modi
Abstract
Haworthiopsis limifolia Marloth is a member of family Asphodelaceae which is native to South-Africa and is a common house plant. The species is in the vulnerable category of IUCN red list category, which is due to urbanization, overgrazing and illegal trades of the plant. The plant is quite unexplored but holds some traditional medicinal values which show the therapeutic potential of the plant in the future, also having antioxidants can help improve some immune responses. In this study we have screened the phytochemicals present in the plant for example, alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, carbohydrates and glycosides. The total phenol and total flavonoid contents were studied as a part of quantitative analysis. Total phenolic content was determined using the Folin- Ciocalteu method and it was observed to be 203.33 ± 1.66 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of sample, whereas the total flavonoid content was studied using the Aluminium chloride colorimetric method, which estimated as 8.33 ± 3.33 mg quercetin equivalent/g of sample. In addition to this, the antioxidant property of the plant was also investigated by following the 2, 2- Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay, and the IC50 value observed for the ascorbic acid was 133.421 ± 0.464 µg/ ml, and for the plant sample was 243.241 ± 1.12 µg/ ml.
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Pages:902-909
How to cite this article:
Riti Shah, Pooja Sharma, Nainesh R Modi "Preliminary phytochemical analysis and assessment of total phenol and total flavonoid content of <em>Haworthiopsis limifolia</em> Marloth. and its antioxidant potential ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 902-909
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