Short communicationFree Radicals and AntioxidantsVol. 3 | Issue 2 | pp. 107–112Open access
Chemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Caryota urens L.
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- 1 Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
- 2 Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory, Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Chennai 600 027, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published in Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Correspondence: Thilagar Sivasudha
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: sudha@bdu.ac.in
- Received:
- Apr 4, 2013
- Accepted:
- Aug 20, 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.fra.2013.05.008
How to cite
Ananth, D. A., Sivasudha, T., Rameshkumar, A., Jeyadevi, R., & Aseervatham, S. B. Chemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Caryota urens L. Free Radicals and Antioxidants, 3(2), 107–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fra.2013.05.008
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate chemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Caryota urens L. Methods: Qualitative analysis of crude extract of C. urens was carried out by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCeMS) method and their in vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated using DPPH, ABTS, reducing power and nitric oxide scavenging assays. Antimicrobial activity was determined by disc diffusion method. Results: GCeMS analysis showed the presence of fatty acids, aliphatic, aromatic and phenolic acids. The antioxidant activity of immature fruit and leaf extracts yielded high activity when compared to the fruit skin. The fruit skin and immature fruit of C. urens exhibited strong antibacterial activity against the tested pathogens (Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhii, Staphylococcus aureus and Shigella flexneri) when compared to leaf. Conclusion: In our results, we suggest that C. urens extracts have strong antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. The identified bioactive compounds of C. urens could be attributed to antioxidant and anti- microbial property.
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| Title | Chemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Caryota urens L. |
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| Authors | Devanesan Arul Ananth; Thilagar Sivasudha; Angappan Rameshkumar; Ramachandran Jeyadevi; Smilin Bell Aseervatham |
| Affiliations | Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.; Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory, Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Chennai 600 027, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Corresponding author | sudha@bdu.ac.in |
| Journal | Free Radicals and Antioxidants |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 3, Issue 2 |
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