Quantitative Determination of Aloin in Aloe vera and Its Antioxidant Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (29) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Suman Lata Chhimwal I.P.Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Chromatographic Analysis ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Dpph Method ◽  
Detection And Quantification ◽  
Routine Quality Control

Abstract-Aloe verais a popular medicinal plant used widely by the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries. The Aloe veragel, which is used mostly for its positive effects on human health, contains over 75 different bioactive compounds, includingaloin.AsensitiveandreliabledensitometricHighPerformanceThinLayerChromatography method has been developed for the quantification of aloin, an anthraquinone present in Aloe vera leaves. Chromatographic analysis was performed using methanol extract of leaves of Aloe verausing solvent systemethyl acetate: Methanol: water (100:13.5:10). Detection and quantification of aloin was done by densitometric scanning at 350nm. The results of linearity range and correlation coefficient show that there was a good correlation between peak area and corresponding concentration of aloin. The method developed here in can be implemented in the analysis and routine quality control of herbal materials. Antioxidant activity of Aloe verawas also done by using DPPH method and found that Aloe verais also a natural antioxidant.

scholarly journals Phytochemical screening and in vitro antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antitumor activities of the red propolis Alagoas

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. G. Silva ◽  
T. M. S. Matias ◽  
L. I. O. Souza ◽  
T. J. Matos-Rocha ◽  
S. A. Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Bioactive Metabolites ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Dpph Method

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, toxicity and phytochemical screening of the Red Propolis Alagoas. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated by disk diffusion method. Determination of antioxidant activity was performed using the DPPH assay (1.1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), FTC (ferric thiocyanate) and determination of phenolic compounds by Follin method. Toxicity was performed by the method of Artemia salina and cytotoxicity by MTT method. The phytochemical screening for the detection of allelochemicals was performed. The ethanol extract of propolis of Alagoas showed significant results for antimicrobial activity, and inhibitory activity for Staphylococcus aureus and Candida krusei. The antioxidant activity of the FTC method was 80% to 108.3% hydrogen peroxide kidnapping, the DPPH method showed an EC50 3.97 mg/mL, the content of total phenolic compounds was determined by calibration curve gallic acid, resulting from 0.0005 mg/100 g of gallic acid equivalent. The extract was non-toxic by A. salina method. The propolis extract showed high activity with a higher percentage than 75% inhibition of tumor cells OVCAR-8, SF-295 and HCT116. Chemical constituents were observed as flavonones, xanthones, flavonols, and Chalcones Auronas, Catechins and leucoanthocyanidins. It is concluded that the extract can be tested is considered a potential source of bioactive metabolites.

scholarly journals Limpasu Pericarpium : an Alternative Source of Antioxidant From Borneo with Sequential Maceration Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Zamzani ◽  
Nita Triadisti
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Free Radicals ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Oxidation Process ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Dpph Method ◽  
Indigenous Plant ◽  
Ic50 Values

Antioxidants are substances that can slow down the oxidation process of free radicals. Limpasu plant (Baccaurea lanceolata (Miq) Muell. Arg), an indigenous plant of Borneo, is a natural antioxidant source. The purpose of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity of the limpasu pericarpium extract. The extraction of the limpasu pericarpium was done by maceration method using solvents with increasing polarity ranging from n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol. Antioxidant activities of the three extracts were measured by the DPPH and FRAP methods. The IC50 values of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol extracts, as well as quercetin using the DPPH method were 517,45 µg/mL, 530,64 µg/mL, 10,63 µg/mL and 6,83 µg/mL, respectively. Meanwhile, the IC50 values obtained from FRAP method were 198,96 µg/mL, 190,07 µg/mL, 661,36 µg/mL, and 7,09 µg/mL, respectively. The results revealed that the methanol extract is more potent than other extracts tested for antioxidant activity.

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF PRASMAN LEAF EXTRACTS (AYAPANA TRIPLINERVIS [VAHL]) AND THE TOTAL FLAVONOID AND PHENOL CONTENTS OF THE MOST ACTIVE EXTRACTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
YUNITRIANTI ◽  
BERNA ELYA ◽  
ARIKADIA NOVIANI
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Total Flavonoid ◽  
Dpph Assay ◽  
Frap Assay ◽  
Methanol Extracts ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Antioxidant Effects

Objective: Prasman (Ayapana triplinervis [Vahl]) is a plant that can eliminate free radicals through its antioxidant effects. However, little research hasbeen conducted to explore the antioxidant activity of the plant.Methods: A. triplinervis (Vahl) leaves, which were determined by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Bogor, were used in this study. Meanwhile,extraction was performed using n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol as the solvents. Based on the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay usinga UV–visible spectrophotometer and based on ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay using a microplate reader.Results: Based on the DPPH assay using a UV–visible spectrophotometer, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol extracts with a final concentrationof 25 μg/mL inhibited DPPH radical production by 38.91, 51.03, and 54.06%, respectively. Using the percent inhibition, the IC50 for the ethyl acetateand methanol extracts were 28.71 and 23.472 μg/mL, respectively. Based on FRAP assay using a microplate reader, the n-hexane, ethyl acetate, andmethanol extracts had ferrous equivalent antioxidant capacity values of 460, 828.99, and 940.22 μmol/g, respectively. The methanol extract had thegreatest antioxidant activity. The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts at the initial concentrations contained total phenol levels of 12.06 and 42.11 mgGAE/g extract, respectively, as well as total flavonoid levels of 3.24 and 3.41 mg QE/g extract, respectively.Conclusion: Based on the determination of phenol and flavonoid levels, the methanol extract had the greatest antioxidant effects.

scholarly journals ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS FROM ETHYL ACETATE AND METHANOL EXTRACTS OF GARCINIA DAEDALANTHERA PIERRE LEAVES

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Anisa Puspitaningrum ◽  
Berna Elya ◽  
Katrin .
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Column Chromatography ◽  
Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Dpph Method

Objective: This study aimed to isolate and characterize the compounds responsible for the high antioxidant activities of the ethyl acetate and methanolextracts of Garcinia daedalanthera Pierre leaves.Methods: In this study, the ethyl acetate extract was obtained by column chromatography, and the methanol extract was obtained by vacuum columnchromatography. The mobile phase comprised n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol with increased polarity. Antioxidant activity was examined usingthe 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. The fraction with the highest antioxidant activity was purified through column chromatography,recrystallization, and preparative thin-layer chromatography. This fraction, termed the isolate of B, was identified using DPPH and AlCl3, and itsantioxidant activity was quantitatively tested.Results: From this research, 21.7 mg of the isolate of B were obtained with an IC50 of 5.82 μg/mL. Identification using an AlCl3 sprayer producedyellow phosphorescent spots under UV light. UV-Vis spectrum analysis revealed the presence of an aromatic compound and conjugated double bonds.Infrared spectrum analysis revealed the presence of −OH, C–H alkane, C=C aromatic, C=O, and C-O-C groups.Conclusion: Based on this research, 21.7 mg of the isolate of B was derived through fractionation of the methanol extract, and this isolate exhibitedantioxidant activity with an IC50 of 5.82 μg/mL. The isolate of B was considered to be a flavonoid, as it was fluorescent under UV light (366 nm) afterbeing sprayed with AlCl3 reagent.

scholarly journals Potential of Miana Leaf Extract as Expectorant (Profile Place of Growing, Antioxidant, Sputum Contaminants, Antibacterial, MIC, MKC Expectorant)

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Sesilia Rante Pakadang ◽  
Santi Sinala ◽  
Alfrida Monica Salasa ◽  
St Ratnah ◽  
Sisilia Teresia Rosmala Dewi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Sputum Sample ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Enterobacter Agglomerans ◽  
Dpph Method

Research has been conducted on the treatment of phlegm cough with miana leaf extract in vitro (effective dose of miana leaf extract as an expectorant and antibacterial agent causing cough with phlegm). The study aims to compare the antioxidant activity of miana leaves from 3 locations where it grows, determine the types of contaminant bacteria in the sputum of cough sufferers, determine the minimum value of inhibitor concentration (MIC) and MKC of miana leaves against the test bacteria causing cough with phlegm, determine the effective dose of miana leaves that can used as a reference for coughing up phlegm and proving the potential of miana leaves as a sputum thinner. Miana leaf extraction is done by the juicer method. Antioxidant activity testing uses the DPPH method. Determination of test bacteria is done by isolating and identifying contaminant bacteria in the sputum sample of cough with phlegm. Testing the effectiveness of miana leaves against test bacteria is determined by the liquid dilution method. Expectorant activity testing was determined by measuring the viscosity of mucus viscosity of cow intestine treated with miana leaf extract. The results found that antioxidant activity was influenced by the location where miana leaves grew with an antioxidant potential of IC72 0.072 mg/ml - 0.76 mg/ml. Contaminant bacteria from sputum samples of cough patients are Streptococcus pneumonia, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterobacter agglomerans. MIC values for contaminant bacteria are 0.1% - 0.75% and MKC values are found between 0.25% - 1.75%. miana leaf extract has the potential as a sputum thinner at a concentration of 0.01% - 0.1%. The recommended dose of miana leaf extract as a cough with phlegm is 1.75% w/v.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity and Antibacterial Seaweed Methanol Extract (Sargassum Duplicatum J. Agardh) and Its Potential as a Natural Preservative Alternative to Salted Eggs

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Satria Bagus Firmansyah ◽  
R. Arizal Firmansyah ◽  
Nur Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Natural Preservative ◽  
Phytochemical Content ◽  
Preservation Method ◽  
Dpph Method

<p style="text-align: justify;">The research activity of the antioxidant and antibacterial esktrak methanol seaweed Sargussum duplicatum J. Agardh as well as its potential as an alternative natural preservative salted egg has been done. Seaweed extract S. duplicatum Jj. Agardh assayed phytochemistry and the content of total phenolic with variation of temperature. Metabolite secondary in seawed extract obtained through maseration using methanol solvent. The extract are partitioned, R1 and R2. R1 sample is a sample without treatment and sample R2 is a sample with 45 minutes for warming treatment in waterbath temperature to 100 °C. Phytochemical content in seawed of S. duplicatum J. Agardh are flavonoid dan steroid. Phytochemical content and phenolic total have positive correlation to antioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity with DPPH method yielded IC50 = 143.03 μg/mL (R1) and 357.95 μg/mL (R2). Antibacterial activity assay carried out trough diffusion method with SSA media (Salmonella-Shigella Agar). Inhibition value toward Salmonella is 1.120 mm and 1.15 mm with control is chloramphenicol. Salmonella sp.is pathogenic bacteria that presents in egg and causes decay on the egg. Discussion about antibacteria activity results of seawed extract of S. duplicatum J. Agardh are suggested to apply toward egg preservation method. ©2016 JNSMR UIN Walisongo. All rights reserved</p>

scholarly journals Determination of phenolic contents and antioxidant activity test of ethanol extract of Sirih merah (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav.) leaves using the DPPH method

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Kasta Gurning ◽  
◽  
Sifikal Lumbangaol ◽  
Risanti F. R. Situmorang ◽  
Saronom Silaban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Total Phenolic Content ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Betel Leaf ◽  
Dpph Method

The research objectives were to identify the secondary metabolite components, total phenolic content and determine the antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of red betel leaf (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav.). The extraction process was carried out by materation using ethanol as a solvent. Determination of total phenolic content was carried out colorimetrically with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent measured at a maximum wavelength of 765 nm. Determination of antioxidant activity using the DPPH method measured by spectrophotometry at a maximum wavelength of 517 nm. The results of phytochemical screening of the ethanolic extract of red betel leaf contain secondary metabolites, including flavonoid, phenolic, tannin, alkaloids, steroids, and triterpenoids. The total phenolic content of the red betel leaf ethanol extract was 0.949±0.003 mg GAE/g d.w. and has antioxidant activity (IC50) 84,656 including strong category as an antioxidant. Keywords: Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav., Antioxidant, Ethanol extract, Folin-Ciocalteu and DPPH

Quantitative determination of aloin, antioxidant activity, and toxicity of Aloe vera leaf gel products from Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 414-423
Author(s):  
Eleftheria H Kaparakou ◽  
Charalabos D Kanakis ◽  
Maria Gerogianni ◽  
Matina Maniati ◽  
Kostas Vekrellis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Aloe Vera

Antioxidant and Anti-Melanogenic Activities of Pakoba Leaves (Syzygium sp) from North Celebes

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Dela Rosa ◽  
Catherine Roeroe ◽  
Agustina Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Crude Extract ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Chloroform Fraction ◽  
Aqueous Fraction ◽  
Ic50 Value ◽  
Dpph Method ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Crude Methanol Extract

In this research the potential of Pakoba leaf extract to be used as antioxidant and skin whitening (anti-melanogenic agent) is investigated. The antioxidant activity of Pakoba leaves were studied using DPPH method and the result showed that the 80 percent methanol crude extract has strong antioxidant activity with an IC50 value of 22.66 ± 1.02 μg/ml. The aqueous fraction of the sample has an IC50 value of 53.30 ± 1.42 μg/ml, followed by n-butanol fraction (53.63 ± 1.45 μg/ml) and chloroform fraction (511.54 ± 1.59 μg/ml). The anti-melanogenic activity of the crude methanol extract showed IC50 value of 316.56 ± 11.04 μg/ml. Thus, it isconcluded that crude extract of Pakoba leaves shows good potential as the antioxidant source although it does not show good anti- melanogenic activity.

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