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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Preliminary phytochemical evaluation and antioxidant properties of an endemic plant Nothopegia travancorica Bedd. (Anacardiaceae) in Southern Western Ghats, India
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R Mohanraj, S Karuppusamy
Abstract
The phytochemical evaluation of solvent extracts of leaves and stem bark of an endemic tree Nothopegia travancorica Bedd. ex Hook.f. (Anacardiaceae) revealed that the presence of saponin, sterols, carbohydrates, tannins, proteins and flavonoids. The study also quantified the total phenol content and flavonoids from different solvent extracts of stem bark that showed high content of phenol (106.6 μg GAE/g) and flavonoid (63.32 μg Rutin/g) in ethanol extracts respectively. Antioxidant activity of DPPH radical is scavenged by phytocompounds antioxidants through the donation of a proton forming the reduced DPPH. It showed the evidence of an endemic plant to have a rich source of metabolites for positive therapeutic properties which could be isolated and characterized for further development of safe phytomedicine.
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Pages:745-748
How to cite this article:
R Mohanraj, S Karuppusamy "Preliminary phytochemical evaluation and antioxidant properties of an endemic plant <em>Nothopegia travancorica</em> Bedd.<em> </em>(Anacardiaceae) in Southern Western Ghats, India ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 745-748
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