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Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh
Joint Authors
Mangoale, Ramatsobane Maureen
Afolayan, Anthony Jide
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There is a need to scientifically validate the claim that wild species of medicinal plants are more potent than the cultivated plants.
Thus, this study evaluated the phytochemical and antioxidant properties of wild and cultivated Alepidea amatymbica.
Acetone, methanol, and water extracts of the rhizome of wild and cultivated A.
amatymbica were evaluated for total phenol, flavonol, flavonoid, tannin, proanthocyanidin, saponin, and alkaloid contents using spectrophotometric methods.
In vitro antioxidant activity was measured using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen peroxide assays.
The wild extracts had higher phytochemical contents in most of the assays than cultivated extracts.
Total phenol in the wild extracts ranged from 32.30 to 117.8 mg GAE/g with the acetone extracts having the highest content while the water extracts were the least.
The range in the total phenol of the cultivated species was 66.46 to 98.44 mg GAE/g with the methanol extracts having the highest content while water extracts was the least.
The flavonoid content ranged from 55.01 to 99.09 mg QE/g and from 48.65 to 67.32 mg QE/g for the wild and cultivated plants, respectively.
The alkaloid contents ranged from 14.70 to 17.80% in the wild species while it ranged from 11.98 to 13.21% in the cultivated species.
The wild species also showed higher antioxidant activities in most of the assays evaluated.
This study has implications for both pharmacological and conservation purposes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mangoale, Ramatsobane Maureen& Afolayan, Anthony Jide. 2020. Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134955
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mangoale, Ramatsobane Maureen& Afolayan, Anthony Jide. Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134955
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mangoale, Ramatsobane Maureen& Afolayan, Anthony Jide. Comparative Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Wild and Cultivated Alepidea amatymbica Eckl & Zeyh. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134955
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134955