Antioxidant activity and phytochemical investigation on Pereskia bleo (kunth) D. C. (jarum tujuh bilah) / Nor Aziyah Bakhari, Ainnie Rahayu Abdullah and Hasnah Osman

• Main Authors: Bakhari, Nor Aziyah, Abdullah, Ainnie Rahayu, Osman, Hasnah
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Medicinal plants (Culture only); Malaysia; Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants; Classes of plants. Including annuals, climbers, ferns, lawns, perennials, shrubs
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36133/1/36133.PDF; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36133/

Phenolic, flavonoid and tannin content of dried Pereskia bleo were investigated using the well established method via UV-Vis Spectrometry. Pereskia bleo has phenolic content the highest followed by flavonoid and tannin content. A study of antioxidant activities of dried sample of Pereskia bleo was carried out by using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. The plant shows moderate antioxidant activity. Pereskia’s leaves from ethyl acetate extract showed the highest antioxidant activity (66.32 %) followed by Pereskia’s leaves from methanol extract (61.76 %). The total phenolic content showed a good correlation with antioxidant activity but not the total flavonoid and tannin content.