PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND INVITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACTS OF RHUS LONGIPES.

Olasunkanmi, A.A. and Adegbola, O. O. (2019) PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND INVITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACTS OF RHUS LONGIPES. In: Book of Proceedings of 4th National Development Conference of The School of Pure and Applied Science, 2nd – 5th December, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the invitro antioxidant activity of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Rhuslongipes. Ethanol and aqueous extract of Rhuslongipes was obtained by cold maceration and invitro antioxidant activity of the extracts was evaluated by using 1,1- diphenyl 2- picrylhydrazl radical (DPPH), ABTS,Superoxide radical and nitric oxide methods while the qualitative phytochemical contents was determined using standard methods.Maximum antioxidant activity was shown by ethanol extract with IC50 value (141.83 μg/ml) in DPPH, Superoxide (98.46μg/ml), Nitric oxide (109.23μg/ml) while the aqueous extract exhibited a better activity in ABTS with IC50 value (70.75μg/ml). The result indicates that Rhuslongipes possesses Alkaloids, tannins, glycosides and phenolic compounds and antioxidant potential activity which could be used as a natural source of antioxidants.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	19 May 2020 17:01
Last Modified:	19 May 2020 17:01
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/111

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