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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Preliminary phytochemical screening with the evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial efficacy Citrus limon and Citrus aurantifolia leaf hydro- alcoholic extract: A comparative study
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Moumita Saha, Srabani Roy Chowdhury, Deblina Mitra, Chandreyi Ghosh, Pranabesh ghosh, Sirshendu Chatterjee
Abstract
In recent years, focus on plant-oriented research has been increasing as they are potential sources of therapeutic agents comprising secondary metabolites, free antioxidant radicals, and many other well-known phytochemicals that have a high salutary value and massive impact on the healthcare system. Our present research study mainly aims at the comparative investigation of quantitative phytochemical estimation, evaluating the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Citrus limon (C.limon) and Citrus aurantifolia (C. aurantifolia) leaf hydro-alcoholic extract. It has been manifested that the presence of antioxidant free radicals and phytoconstituents enhances the antimicrobial activity of the plant. The result revealed the presence of various phytochemicals, including carbohydrate, protein, steroid, phenol, alkaloid, flavonoid, tannin, cardiac glycosides, terpenoid, quinones in both leaves extracts. It has also been highlighted that C.limon hydro-alcoholic extract shows the highest amount of extractive value (18.89±3.84%) as well as the maximum amount of polyphenols (63.28±0.22 mg GAE/g of dry tissue), flavonoids (26.46±0.30 mg QE/g of dry tissue) that support their antioxidant capacity, i.e. inhibitory percentage for DPPH (56.33±0.56%) radical scavenging assay along with enhanced antimicrobial property concerning the others. The overall result acknowledged that the leaves of these two Citrus species possess the phytochemicals that can treat many oxidative stress-related disorders and may have some beneficial antibacterial aspects that can be further used in controlling the unwanted microbial infection.
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Pages:98-105
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Moumita Saha, Srabani Roy Chowdhury, Deblina Mitra, Chandreyi Ghosh, Pranabesh ghosh, Sirshendu Chatterjee "Preliminary phytochemical screening with the evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial efficacy <em>Citrus</em><em> limon</em> and <em>Citrus aurantifolia</em> leaf hydro- alcoholic extract: A comparative study ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 98-105
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