Abstract

ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF BARK AND LEAVES EXTRACTS OF MANGROVE PLANT AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM L

Bidve S. C., Kadam V. B.*, Shindikar M. R. and N. P. Malpathak

Abstract

The present study investigated antioxidant activities in leaves and bark of (Aegiceras corniculatum L.) mangrove plants. Mangroves are salttolerant plants of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. Nearly 65 species of mangrove reported from world and approximately 59 species from 29 families are reported in India. The dried, powdered plant material of leaves and bark were used for extraction separately. The range of solvent from non-polar to polar was selected for extraction. Total five solvents were used for extraction viz. Petroleum ether, Chloroform, Ethyl acetate, Methanol and Water separately. Total ten extracts were obtained. The extraction was carried out by cold extraction method.

Keywords: Antioxidant activity, Mangrove, Petroleum ether, Chloroform, Ethyl acetate, Methanol and Water.