Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum

Phytochemicals have been known to suppress the microbial activity and oxidative stress, which indicates the significance of plant material as anti-microbial and antioxidant agent. In this light the current study is worked out to screen the phytochemicals from the Rhododendron arboretum leaf extract...

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Main Authors: Shobha Mehra, Ufondu Maryann Afoma, Namrata Dudha, Shilpy Singh, Shweta Sharma, Ved Vrat Verma, Mohammad Zuhaib, Varun Kumar Sharma
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author Shobha Mehra
Ufondu Maryann Afoma
Namrata Dudha
Shilpy Singh
Shweta Sharma
Ved Vrat Verma
Mohammad Zuhaib
Varun Kumar Sharma
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description Phytochemicals have been known to suppress the microbial activity and oxidative stress, which indicates the significance of plant material as anti-microbial and antioxidant agent. In this light the current study is worked out to screen the phytochemicals from the Rhododendron arboretum leaf extract and characterize it using HPLC. The alkaloids and flavonoids are the major secondary metabolites found during screening. Further, anti-oxidant properties of leaf extract of R. arboreum prepared in different solvent (methanol, ethyl acetate, petroleum ether, and chloroform) were analyzed using DPPH and FRAP assay. Observation of the present study indicates that methanolic extracts was found to show significant anti-oxidant activity with the IC50 value of 241.2 µg/ml and 163.6 µg/ml in DPPH and FRAP assay respectively. In conclusion, the leaf extracts of R. arboretum can be one of the better natural source of antioxidant source and could be used for therapeutic purpose in the treatments of different diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-073f5cd7ad9743618afeea94e38e49232025-01-28T07:35:00ZengPlovdiv University PressJournal of BioScience and Biotechnology1314-62381314-62462025-01-0113214715310.69085/jbb20242147Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreumShobha Mehra0Ufondu Maryann Afoma1Namrata Dudha2Shilpy Singh3Shweta Sharma4Ved Vrat Verma5Mohammad Zuhaib6Varun Kumar Sharma7Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Agriculture, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology & Microbiology, School of Sciences, Noida International University-NIU, Gautam Budh Nagar-201308, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPhytochemicals have been known to suppress the microbial activity and oxidative stress, which indicates the significance of plant material as anti-microbial and antioxidant agent. In this light the current study is worked out to screen the phytochemicals from the Rhododendron arboretum leaf extract and characterize it using HPLC. The alkaloids and flavonoids are the major secondary metabolites found during screening. Further, anti-oxidant properties of leaf extract of R. arboreum prepared in different solvent (methanol, ethyl acetate, petroleum ether, and chloroform) were analyzed using DPPH and FRAP assay. Observation of the present study indicates that methanolic extracts was found to show significant anti-oxidant activity with the IC50 value of 241.2 µg/ml and 163.6 µg/ml in DPPH and FRAP assay respectively. In conclusion, the leaf extracts of R. arboretum can be one of the better natural source of antioxidant source and could be used for therapeutic purpose in the treatments of different diseases.https://editorial.uni-plovdiv.bg/index.php/JBB/article/view/545/392phytochemicalsecondary metaboliterhodendron arboreumhplcantioxidant activity
spellingShingle Shobha Mehra
Ufondu Maryann Afoma
Namrata Dudha
Shilpy Singh
Shweta Sharma
Ved Vrat Verma
Mohammad Zuhaib
Varun Kumar Sharma
Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology
phytochemical
secondary metabolite
rhodendron arboreum
hplc
antioxidant activity
title Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
title_full Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
title_fullStr Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
title_full_unstemmed Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
title_short Characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Rhododendron arboreum
title_sort characterization and evaluation of antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from rhododendron arboreum
topic phytochemical
secondary metabolite
rhodendron arboreum
hplc
antioxidant activity
url https://editorial.uni-plovdiv.bg/index.php/JBB/article/view/545/392
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