Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
1680-5194
1994-7984
Asian Network for Scientific Information
10.3923/pjn.2007.447.451
In vitro Lipid per Oxidation and
Phytochemical Observation on Achyranthes Bidentata Blume ]]>
Uma Devi
P.
Murugan
S.
Suja
S.
Selvi
S.
Chinnaswamy
P.
Vijayanand
E.
5
2007
6
5
The aim of this study is to evaluate the antibacterial
efficacy of Achyranthes bidentata against seven different microorganisms
such as Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilin, Proteus vulgaris,
Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas species and
Klebsiella pneumoniae. The values of zone of inhibition were measured and
compared with standard values. All the extracts of root, stem, leaves and
flowers showed high sensitive to Proteus, Escherichia coli,
Bacillus subtilin, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, moderate and
less sensitivity to Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas species. The
antiperoxidative effect of various parts of Achyranthes bidentata was also
done. Goat liver was used as the lipid source. This in vitro
evaluation was done by the measurement of thiobarbituric acid reactive
substances (TBARS) in the experimental mixtures of tissue homogenates. The
results suggest that the ethanolic extracts of Achyranthes bidentata root
and flowers possessed significant in vitro lipid peroxidation
inhibiting activities, which is possibly attributed to its free radical
scavenging properties. All the parts of plant extracts were subjected to
qualitative analysis to find out phytoconstituents present in them.
Results showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, and
steroids and the absence of saponins, glycosides and tannins. ]]>