Evaluation of <i>In Vitro</i> Antioxidant Properties of Methanolic and Aqueous Extracts of <i>Terminalia bellerica</i> Roxb Leaves

Rasna Gupta; Ram Lakhan Singh; Neeraja Dwivedi

doi:10.18311/jeoh/2015/14501

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Authors

Rasna Gupta
Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad-224001 ,IN
Ram Lakhan Singh
Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad-224001 ,IN
Neeraja Dwivedi
Department of Biotechnology, IFTM University, Moradabad-244102 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jeoh/2015/14501

Keywords:

Terminalia bellerica, Antioxidant, Total Phenolic Content.

Abstract

The antioxidant activity of methanolic (MTBL) and aqueous (ATBL) extracts of Terminalia bellerica leaves (TBL) was evaluated by various in vitro techniques. IC50 values of MTBL and ATBL were found to be 93 and 301 Î¼g mL^-1 for FRSA, 42 and 252 Î¼g mL^-1 for SARSA, 91 and 376 Î¼g mL^-1 for LPO, 53 and 540 Î¼g mL^-1 for HRSA, 142 and 544 Î¼g mL^-1 for FTC, respectively. RP was detected to be 2.72 and 10.49 ASE mL^-1 for MTBL and ATBL. The MTBL showed better antioxidant activity than ATBL when compared with standard quercetin. TPC for MTBL and ATBL were 209.28 and 173.9 g kg^âˆ’1 of GAE, respectively. In conclusion, methanolic extract of TB leaf has higher antioxidant activity than the aqueous extract and it could be a good source of natural antioxidant.