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Isolation and Characterization of Antioxidants from Six Indian Medicinal Plants With Reference to Its Wound Healing and Antigenotoxic Activities In Animal Models

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Title Isolation and Characterization of Antioxidants from Six Indian Medicinal Plants With Reference to Its Wound Healing and Antigenotoxic Activities In Animal Models

 
Contributor Kantha D.Arunachalam
 
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Description newline The preliminary phytochemical analysis of the crude extracts of the six
newlineselected Indian medicinal plants indicated the presence of major phytochemical
newlinecompounds, including phenolics, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, and tannins
newlinewhich may be responsible for the observed antioxidant activities, antimicrobial
newlineactivities, wound healing activities and antigenotoxic activities. The observed
newlineresults further support the view that some traditionally used Indian medicinal
newlineplants are promising sources of potential antioxidants and medicinal compounds.
newlineA fair correlation between total phenolic content and antioxidant activity
newlinewas observed in the six medicinal plant extracts. These observations clearly
newlineindicate a close relationship and linkage between phenolics and antioxidant
newlineactivity. Plant phenolics constitute one of the major groups of compounds that act
newlineas primary antioxidants or free radical scavengers.
newlineThe methanol extract of the six Indian medicinal plants was observed to
newlinecontain antimicrobial properties. The antimicrobial activities of the six Indian
newlinemedicinal plants may be attributed to the presence of major phytochemical
newlinecompounds, including phenolics, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, and tannins.
newlineIn order to evaluate the wound healing activity of the six Indian medicinal
newlineplants, five different extracts were prepared from the leaves of the plants.
newlineMethanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane and chloroform were used for the
newlineextraction of the active ingredients. Excision model of wound was made on Swiss
newlinealbino mice to assess the wound healing activity of the leaves. Remarkable wound
newlinehealing activity was observed with the ointment formulation of the methanol
newlineextract at 1% concentration. Wound contraction was calculated as percentage of
newlinethe reduction in wound area. A specimen sample of tissue was isolated from the
newlinehealed skin of each group of mice for the Histopathological examination.

 
Date 2014-12-30T05:04:13Z
2014-12-30T05:04:13Z
2014-12-30
25-10-2006


 
Type Ph.D.
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10603/32049
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Kattankulathur
SRM University
Department of Biotechnology
 
Source University