Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF NEPENTHES MIRANDA

Naheeda Ashraf V. P.*, Mayoora K., Naja Mol A., Safeela Nasrin P., Salva K. C., Celestin Baboo R. V. and Sirajudheen M. K.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the Antibacterial and Antioxidant activity of ethanol leaf and pitcher extract of Nepenthes miranda. The Antibacterial activity was evaluated against gram Negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) using agar well diffusion method. A well was prepared in the agar medium for the placing the Ethanolic leaf and pitcher extract of Nepenthes Miranda. Both leaf extract and pitcher extract doesn’t exhibit zone of inhibition. The antioxidant activity was carried out using 96 well micro titer -DPPH based discoloration assay. Antioxidant activity of the pitcher and leaf extract were compared with the standard solution of Ascorbic acid.

Keywords: Nepenthes miranda, Anti-oxidant, Anti-bacterial.