Determination of Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Activities of Platytaenia multicaule

Authors

  • Najeebullah Kakar Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Samiullah Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Naqeebullah Khan Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Attiq-ur-Rehman Kakar Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Rasool Bakhsh Tareen Colleges, Higher and Technical Education Department, Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Nazia Meer Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Syed Waheed Ahmed Shah Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Irshad Ali Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Muhammad Asghar Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan
  • Abdul Baqi Achakzai Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300-Pakistan

Keywords:

Antioxidant activity, DPPH, TAC, FRAP, RP, Antibacterial activity, Agar

Abstract

Determination of antioxidants and antibacterial activities of an important medicinal plant like Platytaenia multicaule has been accomplished for the first time in this contest. Regarding antioxidants and antibacterial activities, the plant was analyzed chemically by means of four well known methods as well as by UV/VIS spectroscopic techniques. The crude extract was obtained from the plant by the utilization of methanol (MeOH) and the antioxidants activities of the crude extract tested. Furthermore, using spectrophotometer the antioxidants capacities were examined via 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Assay, Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) Assay and Reducing Power (RP) Assays. The capacity of DPPH Assay of P. multicaule was 190 mg/g of ascorbic acid concentration. Additionally, for the TAC and FRAP the values of extracts were 10.85 mg and 40 mg of ascorbic acid/g of P. multicaule extract respectively. In addition, the RP shows 3.29 mg/g of ascorbic acid concentration. The P. multicaule have shown the high antioxidant activity. On the other hand, the antibacterial activity of this plant was investigated by the agar well diffusion method. In this, the plant extracts were examined against two bacteria namely Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus which exhibited 14 mm and 16 mm zones of inhibition respectively. Hence, this test proved that the P. multicaule contains high antibacterial agents.

Published

2019-12-01

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Determination of Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Activities of Platytaenia Multicaule. ANJS 2019, 22 (4), 19-29.

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