Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, TOTAL PHENOLIC, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, METALS AND MINERAL CONTENTS IN SOME PARTS OF PLANTAGO ALBICANS GROWN IN LIBYA

Salem Abdrba Mahmoud, Dr. Hamad M. Hasan* and Noura A. Abdul Salam Mohammed

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Abstract

This study aimed to estimate the phytochemical screening, phenolic content, antioxidant activity and minerals content of leafs and green parts Plantago albicans which were collected from Deryanah region during spring season of 2020. The results showed that the tannins were present in high amount in the ethanolic extracts of leafs and green parts, flavonoids was present in high amount in the ethanolic extracts of green parts, anthroquinones was present in high amount in the ethanolic extracts of green parts. The data indicated that the highest amount of total phenolic was in green part (16.1 ppm) while on the leafs was 10.4 ppm), the same trend happened in the case of antioxidant activity determination which had been determined by The FRAP (Ferric Reducing Ability Power) assay. The concentrations of some elements of the studied plants were fluctuated. Sodium and potassium were found in high percent, where the other elements (iron, copper, nickel and calcium) were exist in low percent.

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