Abstract

PROTEASE ACTIVITY OF FLORAL EXTRACTS OF CENTRATHERUM PUNCTATUM CASS. A WOUND HEALING HERB

B. Chitra*, P. Brindha and A. Benno Susai Vijayakumar

Abstract

Flowers of Centratherum punctatum Cass, are used in traditional medicine for quick wound healing. Protease, a potential aspirant in wound healing is not so for studied in C. punctatum Cass flowers. So an attempt was made to resolve the protease activity of floral extracts of C. punctatum Cass. Buffers of different pH range were used for extraction of the flowers to identify the best buffer for extraction of protease. Total protein content and protease activity were determined in the floral extracts. Floral extract showed higher protease activity when the extraction was carried out at pH 4.0. The results of the present study indicate that protease activity of the flower may be responsible for wound healing property of the flowers of C.punctatum Cass.

Keywords: Centratherum punctatum Cass, Wound Healing, Floral Extract, Protease.