TY - JOUR
T1 - Phytochemical, antioxidant and mineral composition of hydroalcoholic extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) leaves
AU - Abbas, Zahid Khorshid
AU - Saggu, Shalini
AU - Sakeran, Mohamed I.
AU - Zidan, Nahla
AU - Rehman, Hasibur
AU - Ansari, Abid A.
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PY - 2014/9/15
Y1 - 2014/9/15
N2 - The phytochemical, antioxidant and mineral composition of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Cichorium intybus L., was determined. The leaves were found to possess comparatively higher values of total flavonoids, total phenolic acids. The phytochemical screening confirmed the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, in the leaves of the plant. The leaf extract was found to show comparatively low value of IC50 for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) inhibition. The IC50 value of chicory leaves extract was found to be 67.2±2.6μg/ml. The extracts were found to contain high amount of mineral elements especially Mg and Zn. Due to good phytochemical and antioxidant composition, C. intybus L., leaves would be an important candidate in pharmaceutical formulations and play an important role in improving the human health by participating in the antioxidant defense system against free radical generation.
AB - The phytochemical, antioxidant and mineral composition of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Cichorium intybus L., was determined. The leaves were found to possess comparatively higher values of total flavonoids, total phenolic acids. The phytochemical screening confirmed the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, in the leaves of the plant. The leaf extract was found to show comparatively low value of IC50 for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) inhibition. The IC50 value of chicory leaves extract was found to be 67.2±2.6μg/ml. The extracts were found to contain high amount of mineral elements especially Mg and Zn. Due to good phytochemical and antioxidant composition, C. intybus L., leaves would be an important candidate in pharmaceutical formulations and play an important role in improving the human health by participating in the antioxidant defense system against free radical generation.
KW - Cichorium intybus L.
KW - DPPH
KW - Elemental analysis
KW - Phytochemical screening
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U2 - 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.11.015
DO - 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.11.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955202441
SN - 1319-562X
VL - 22
SP - 322
EP - 326
JO - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
JF - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
IS - 3
ER -
