Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower

The objective of this study is to find out qualitatively and quantitatively phytochemical constituents and antioxidant activities in the flower of Musa x paradisiaca extracts. The extracts from various solvents; petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water were investigated for the presence of al...

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Main Authors:	Mahmood, Azizah, Ngah, Nurziana, Omar, Muhammad Nor
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Language:	English
Published:	EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2011
Subjects:	QD Chemistry S Agriculture (General)
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spelling	iium-128792011-12-23T10:43:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12879/ Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower Mahmood, Azizah Ngah, Nurziana Omar, Muhammad Nor QD Chemistry S Agriculture (General) The objective of this study is to find out qualitatively and quantitatively phytochemical constituents and antioxidant activities in the flower of Musa x paradisiaca extracts. The extracts from various solvents; petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water were investigated for the presence of alkaloid, saponin, glycoside, tannin, flavanoid, terpenoid and steroid. Particular reagents were used to screen phytochemicals in the samples and their presence was indicated by the changes of colour, precipitation or turbidity. Phytochemicals studies on banana flower extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, saponins, tannins, flavanoids and terpenoids. Quantitative analysis by gravimetric method showed that the flower of M. x paradisiaca contains 1.56 ± 0.2 g/100g alkaloid and 1.43 ± 0.14 g/100g saponin. In spectrometric method, the flower also contains 5.83 ± 0.78 g/100g total phenolic, 88.31 ± 4.53 mg/100g tannin and 3.98 ± 0.01 mg/100g flavanoid. DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging assay of ethanol extract demonstrated stronger antioxidant activity than aqueous extract in which the IC50 value were 1.01 ± 0.16 mg/ml and 1.52 ± 0.13 mg/ml, respectively. EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12879/1/Phytochemicals_Constituent_and_Antioxidant.pdf Mahmood, Azizah and Ngah, Nurziana and Omar, Muhammad Nor (2011) Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower. European Journal of Scientific Research, 66 (2). pp. 311-318. ISSN 1450-216X, 1450-202X http://www.europeanjournalofscientificresearch.com/ISSUES/EJSR_66_2_15.pdf
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description	The objective of this study is to find out qualitatively and quantitatively phytochemical constituents and antioxidant activities in the flower of Musa x paradisiaca extracts. The extracts from various solvents; petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water were investigated for the presence of alkaloid, saponin, glycoside, tannin, flavanoid, terpenoid and steroid. Particular reagents were used to screen phytochemicals in the samples and their presence was indicated by the changes of colour, precipitation or turbidity. Phytochemicals studies on banana flower extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, saponins, tannins, flavanoids and terpenoids. Quantitative analysis by gravimetric method showed that the flower of M. x paradisiaca contains 1.56 ± 0.2 g/100g alkaloid and 1.43 ± 0.14 g/100g saponin. In spectrometric method, the flower also contains 5.83 ± 0.78 g/100g total phenolic, 88.31 ± 4.53 mg/100g tannin and 3.98 ± 0.01 mg/100g flavanoid. DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging assay of ethanol extract demonstrated stronger antioxidant activity than aqueous extract in which the IC50 value were 1.01 ± 0.16 mg/ml and 1.52 ± 0.13 mg/ml, respectively.
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author	Mahmood, Azizah Ngah, Nurziana Omar, Muhammad Nor
author_facet	Mahmood, Azizah Ngah, Nurziana Omar, Muhammad Nor
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title	Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower
title_short	Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower
title_full	Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower
title_fullStr	Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower
title_full_unstemmed	Phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in Musa x paradisiaca flower
title_sort	phytochemicals constituent and antioxidant activities in musa x paradisiaca flower
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