Sarika Saxena
Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior (M.P.),
India
Research Article
Preliminary Phytochemical screening and Biological Activities of Adina cardifolia
Author(s): Ved Prakash, Sarika Saxena, Savita Gupta, Ashish Kumar Saxena, Rajkumar Yadav and Sunil Kumar SinghVed Prakash, Sarika Saxena, Savita Gupta, Ashish Kumar Saxena, Rajkumar Yadav and Sunil Kumar Singh
Adina cordifolia leaf was investigated for its phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity. The plant extracts were screened for presence of flavonoids, carbohydrate, alkaloid, saponin, phenol, tannins, phlobatannins, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides. Total flavonoid content, phenols content was estimated. Antioxidant activity was determined using nitric oxide scavenging assay, DPPH assay, hydrogen peroxide scavenging and ferric reducing methods, also MIC was calculated against a set of bacteria (S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. coli, K. pneumonia). .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5948.1000178