Abstract

GC-MS AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII WALL. (PUTRANJIVACEAE)

Emasushan M.* and John Britto S.

Abstract

The genus Putranjiva of putranjivaceae, comprises of 18 species. The present investigation deals with the GC-MS and antioxidant study of methanolic leaf extract of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. It plays a vital role in the traditional medicine system for fever, cold, rheumatism, infertility problem etc. GC-MS study showed presence of 11 bioactive compounds, among them D-Fructose, 3-O-methyl- is the major compound. The IC 50 value of methanolic leaf extract showed that it had effective antioxidant activity, so it could provide a significant bioresource of antioxidants in food and pharmaceutical industry.

Keywords: Putranjiva roxburghii Wall., GC-MS, Antioxidant activity, DPPH, Reducing Powder Assay, Total Antioxidant Assay, Nitric Oxide Scavenging Assay, Chhattisgarh.