ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF BLEPHARIS GLOMERANS FLOWERS
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate in-vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Blepharis glomerans flowers (BGF). In this experiment we used methanol for the soxhlet extraction. Methanol extract of BGF comprises alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, steroids, saponins, flavonoids and terpenoids. Phenol content of the BGF was 51.4 mg/g and flavonoid content was 38.9 mg/g. Methanol extracts of BGF showed DPPH (47.7%) and ABTS (44.8%) activity. Furthermore, the methanol extract was used in antibacterial studies, which shows the highest inhibitory activity against K. pneumoniae and least inhibitory activity against S. typhi. This study explored BGF as a potential source of antioxidant as well as antibacterial properties.
Authors and Affiliations
SIVA KESAVARAO KOMMULA, PRASAD UNDRAJAVARAPU, KRISHNA SOWJANYA KANCHANA
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