Biochemical analysis, pharmacological activity, antifungal activity and mineral analysis in methanolic extracts of Myrica esculenta and Syzygium cumini: the Indian traditional fruits growing in Uttarakhand Himalaya
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Myrica esculenta (Myricaceae) and Syzygium cumini(Myrtaceae), the Indian traditional fruits were studied for their biochemical assay, antifungal activity and mineral analysis. The biochemical assay in terms of total phenols, flavonols, ortho dihydroxy phenolic, ascorbic acid & phytic acid content and antioxidant activity revealed different quantitative make up in all the different samples. The in vitro antioxidant activity determined by reducing power assay, chelating power on Fe2+ ions and 2, 2-diphenylpicrylhydrazil (DPPH) radical scavenging activity were found to be good to moderate in a dose dependent manner in all the extracts. The extracts showed significant antinociceptive and antipyretic activity on mice. Methanolic extracts of both the fruits collected from different regions exhibited good antifungal activity against the three pathogenic fungi viz; Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii, and Fusarium oxysporium. All the extracts studied for their mineral analysis through atomic absorption spectroscopy also revealed quantitative variation of N, P , K , S, Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn.
Authors and Affiliations
G. Pant| Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities,G.B.Pant Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U. S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India, Om Prakash| Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B.Pant Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U. S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India, Mahesh Chandra| Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities,G.B.Pant Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U. S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India, Sonali Sethi| Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities,G.B.Pant Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U. S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India, H. Punetha| Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities,G.B.Pant Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U. S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India, S. Dixit| 2Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agriculture University, Dandi Road, 396450, Navsari, Gujrat, India, AK Pant| 2Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agriculture University, Dandi Road, 396450, Navsari, Gujrat, India
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