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Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris

Pellacalyx axillaris or locally known as ‘membuloh’ is a mangrove species belonging to the Rhizophoraceae family. Till date, there has been only one phytochemical study found on this particular plant species and that without any documentation on its biological activities. Therefore, the present work...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Kuthi, Najwa, Basar, Norazah
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spelling my.utm.849902020-02-29T13:34:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84990/ Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris Ahmad Kuthi, Najwa Basar, Norazah QC Physics Pellacalyx axillaris or locally known as ‘membuloh’ is a mangrove species belonging to the Rhizophoraceae family. Till date, there has been only one phytochemical study found on this particular plant species and that without any documentation on its biological activities. Therefore, the present work aimed to reveal the phytoconstituents and the antioxidant activity of different crude extracts from different plant parts of P. axillaris. Experimentally, three organic solvents of different polarities i.e. n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol were used to prepare the crude extracts from the dried leaves, twigs and barks of P. axillaris. The preliminary phytochemical screening of this species indicated the presence of terpenoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, anthraquinone glycosides and carbohydrates. The in vitro antioxidant activity of the species evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) suggested that the methanolic bark extract contained potential source of natural antioxidants. Further research into isolation of antioxidant compounds from this species is highly recommended. Penerbit UTM Press 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84990/1/NorazahBasar2019_PhytochemicalAnalysisandAntioxidant.pdf Ahmad Kuthi, Najwa and Basar, Norazah (2019) Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 15 (3). pp. 394-397. ISSN 2289-5981 https://mjfas.utm.my/index.php/mjfas/article/download/1415/pdf
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Ahmad Kuthi, Najwa
Basar, Norazah
Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
description Pellacalyx axillaris or locally known as ‘membuloh’ is a mangrove species belonging to the Rhizophoraceae family. Till date, there has been only one phytochemical study found on this particular plant species and that without any documentation on its biological activities. Therefore, the present work aimed to reveal the phytoconstituents and the antioxidant activity of different crude extracts from different plant parts of P. axillaris. Experimentally, three organic solvents of different polarities i.e. n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol were used to prepare the crude extracts from the dried leaves, twigs and barks of P. axillaris. The preliminary phytochemical screening of this species indicated the presence of terpenoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, anthraquinone glycosides and carbohydrates. The in vitro antioxidant activity of the species evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) suggested that the methanolic bark extract contained potential source of natural antioxidants. Further research into isolation of antioxidant compounds from this species is highly recommended.
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author Ahmad Kuthi, Najwa
Basar, Norazah
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Basar, Norazah
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title Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
title_short Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
title_full Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
title_fullStr Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris
title_sort phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of pellacalyx axillaris
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84990/1/NorazahBasar2019_PhytochemicalAnalysisandAntioxidant.pdf
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