PROTEASE ACTIVITY OF FLORAL EXTRACTS OF CENTRATHERUM PUNCTATUM CASS. A WOUND HEALING HERB
B. Chitra*, P. Brindha and A. Benno Susai Vijayakumar
ABSTRACT
Flowers of Centratherum punctatum Cass, are used in traditional
medicine for quick wound healing. Protease, a potential aspirant in
wound healing is not so for studied in C. punctatum Cass flowers. So
an attempt was made to resolve the protease activity of floral extracts
of C. punctatum Cass. Buffers of different pH range were used for
extraction of the flowers to identify the best buffer for extraction of
protease. Total protein content and protease activity were determined
in the floral extracts. Floral extract showed higher protease activity
when the extraction was carried out at pH 4.0. The results of the
present study indicate that protease activity of the flower may be
responsible for wound healing property of the flowers of C.punctatum
Cass.
Keywords: Centratherum punctatum Cass, Wound Healing, Floral Extract, Protease.
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