In vitro antioxidant activities of methanol extract of Dendrophthoe falcata Linn. stem.
Anarthe S. J., Bhalke R. D., Jadhav R. B., Surana S. J.
Author Affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Sanjivani college of Pharmacy, Kopergaon, A/P-Kopergaon, - 413 736, Kopergaon, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
Biomed 3 : 182-189
Abstract : The present investigation evaluates the antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of stems of Dendrophthoe falcata parasite on mango, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) in various in vitro models. Besides, total phenolic was tested using Folin Ciocalteau reagent and total flavanoid content was investigated. The methanolic extract of Dendrophthoe falcata at 200 µg/ml showed significant antioxidant activity (p0.05). The DPPH radical scavenging nitric oxide scavenging and anti-lipid peroxidation activity of methanolic extract have IC50 value 179.67, 33.43, 17.106 respectively. The effect of methanol extract on reducing power of the extract was studied according to the reaction of Fe+3 to Fe+2. The reducing power of the extract increased with the increasing amount of the concentration. The in vitro studies clearly indicated that the methanol extract of Dendrophthoe falcata possessed significant antioxidant activity.