Abstract

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF AERVA PERSICA (BURM F.) MERR

P. Pavithra* and P. Senthil Kumar

Abstract

Aerva persica belongs to family Amaranthaceae, is one of the important plant family, species. The present study was investigated that ethanol plant extract selected to determined different types of antioxidant activities like; dot blot DPPH method, DPPH scavenging activity, ABTS method, reducing power assay, OH radical scavenging assay, nitric oxide scavenging assay, total antioxidant activity (Phosphomolybdenum (PMo) reduction), lipid Peroxidation Inhibition (TBRAS) assay and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay. In dot plot method ethanol extract showed purple backgrounds and yellow spots, it confirmed that extract shows antioxidant activity. In DPPH method maximum inhibition percentage (80.34%) was observed, IC50 values (131.19 μg/mL) calculated, in ABTS method (84.05%; IC50 28.24 μg/mL), FRAP assay measures the reducing capability by increased sample absorbance, hydroxyl method (89.45%; IC50 29.25 μg/mL), nitric oxide assay (74.57%; IC50 (44.23 μg/mL), total antioxidant activity (Phosphomolybdenum (PMo), Lipid peroxidation antioxidant (TBRAS) activities of ethanol extract showed (74.57%; IC50 44.23 μg/mL). This plant might be explored therapeutic agent in future and a good source of neutraceuticals.

Keywords: Amaranthaceae, ABTS, diabetic wounds, DPPH, Flavonoids, Lipid peroxidation.