Antioxidant Properties of Leaves Extracts of Acanthaceae Species

Anisa Saeed  Al-Hakimi; Seham Saeed; Naser Omar; Abdul  Latiff

doi:10.55230/mabjournal.v52i3.2683

Authors

Anisa Saeed Al-Hakimi
saeedanisa3@gmail.com
Biology Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen
Seham Saeed Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Naser Omar Department of Botany, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Benghazi- Alabear Branch, Libya
Abdul Latiff Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi,Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Acanthaceae, antioxidant properties, phenolic content, radical-scavenging eﬀect, reducing power

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the antioxidant properties of leaves extracts of 24 Acanthaceae species: Asystasia guttata, Ballochia amoena, Barleria aculeata, B. orbicularis, B. parviflora, B. prionitis, B. ventricosa, Blepharis cayaniense, B. maderaspatensis, Crossandra johanninae, Dicliptera effusa, D. paniculata, D. verticillata, Ecbolium gymnostachyum, Hypoestes pubescens, H. triflora, Justicia caerulea, J. heterocarpa, J. odora, Megalochalmyas violacea, Phaulopsis imbricata, Trichocalyx orbicular, Ruellia grandiflora and R. paulayana. The radical scavenging activities of 2,2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, ferric-reducing antioxidant power, and total phenolic compounds of species were determined using the Folin-Ciocalteau reagent. Blepharis cayaniense has the highest phenolic compounds (995.5 mg of gallic acid per g of sample) while Hypoestes pubescens, and Ruellia paulayana (10 mg/mL gallic acid equivalent) have the lowest concentration of phenolic acid but less radical scavenging activities (DPPH) and reducing ferric power. Only Trichocalyx orbiculatus has the highest concentration in phenolic content, radical-scavenging activities, and reducing power. Interestingly, the antioxidant activities of different Acanthaceae species exhibit unique medicinal properties.

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