UV Spectrophotometry and FTIR analysis of Phenolic Compounds with Antioxidant Potentials in Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale
Notable growth in the usage of herbal remedies could be seen in recent days as an effective alternative choice of drugs. In particular, phenolic compounds have gained the highest attention and priority among the scientific community in exploring them as a novel drug for a wide range of communicable and non-communicable diseases. It has been studied well and proven extensively that the antioxidant potential of plants is largely depending on its phenolic contents. This study was focused to compare and analysis the biochemical composition, antioxidant activity and characterization of phenolic compounds in Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale root extracts. The ethanolic and chloroform extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale roots were subjected to preliminary screening. The qualitative Phytochemical tests of the Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale root showed the existence of polyphenols, alkaloids, saponins, terpenoids, flavanoids, amino acids and proteins. The DPPH assay of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale root tissues showed a significant antioxidant property. FT-IR and UV Spectral studies of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Zingiber officinale roots showed the presence of different biologically significant flavonoids. The results of this study exemplifies that the selected plants are notable sources of phenolic compounds and hence observed that significant antioxidant potential.