ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND GC-MS ANALYSIS OF PHRAGMYTES VALLATORIA LEAF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT

Abstract

Phragmytes vallatoria belongs to the family of poaceae. It has so many medicinal properties used mainly for wound healing, arthritis, antimetics, fabrifuges, rheumatism and diabetes. The plant containing polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, proteins (6.6 %) and fibre (40.7 %). The present investigation deals with the GC-MS analysis and antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract of the leaves of the Phragmytes vallatoria plant. The antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract was evaluated by DPPH method. The results indicate that ethanolic extract of Phragmytes vallatoria possess considerable antioxidant activity. The highest radical scavenging activity was detected (IC50 = 735 µg/ML). Seven compounds were identified during GC-MS analysis. GC-MS analysis reveals that hexadeconic acid ethyl ester (30.88 %) was major component fallowed by 9, 12, 15- Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester (29.41) and 9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid (19.44%). This study reveals that Phragmytes vallatoria plant having attraction sources of fatty acids as well as of effective natural antioxidants.