Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY YABATECH
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EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENT, PROXIMATE AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUSOF AFRICAN STAR APPLE (CHRYSOPHYLLUMALBIDUM.) LEAVES, BARK AND ROOT

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  • Otuewu, O.O.,
  • Akapo, Solomon A.,
  • Adebayo, R. A.,
  • Abdulkareem, A. A.
Otuewu, O.O.
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, School of Sciences, Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Akapo, Solomon A.
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, School of Sciences, Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Adebayo, R. A.
Department of Biology Education, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos State.
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Abdulkareem, A. A.
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, School of Sciences, Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Published 2023-10-19

Keywords

  • Medicinal plants,
  • proximate,
  • Chrysophyllumalbidum,
  • Phytochemicals,
  • antioxidants

How to Cite

Otuewu, O.O., Akapo, Solomon A., Adebayo, R. A., & Abdulkareem, A. A. (2023). EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENT, PROXIMATE AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUSOF AFRICAN STAR APPLE (CHRYSOPHYLLUMALBIDUM.) LEAVES, BARK AND ROOT. Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology YABATECH, 2(1). Retrieved from https://josetyabatech.com/index.php/home/article/view/21

Abstract

Numerous bioactive compounds have been reported to be present in African star Apple (Chrysophyllumalbidum)which have been linked to the ethno medicinal properties of the plant.

The present work was designed to determine the phytochemical constituents, proximate analysis and the antioxidant value of African star Apple (Chrysophyllumalbidum). The samples were collected from rainforest in Okenugbo Via Ago-Iwoye, Ogun state, and solvent extraction was done using maceration with aqueous and kept inside refrigerator at 4°C for further analyses. The proximate analysis of the leaves, bark and root extracts of African star Apple (Chrysophyllumalbidum.) shows the presence of moisture, Ash, Crude fibre, Fat, Protein and Carbohydrate with values 36.7#0, 27.1#0, 28.21#0; 5.6#0, 8.410, 2.610; 10.75#0.05,

47.9Orespectively. The phytochemical analysis of the leaves bark and root extracts of African star Apple (Chrysophyllumalbidum.) revealed presence of flavonoid, alkaloid, Saponin, tannin, phenol, phyta oxalate and glycosides with values 7.11#0.5, 6.00#0, 6.1+1.09; 8.11+1, 7.6070.4, 6.33#0.03; 4.20#0.1, 3.22#0, 3.44#0.1; 1.1#0.1, 0.90#0.05, 0.79#0; 3.22÷0.92, 2.51#0.01, 1.92÷0.02; 3.20#0, 5.62#0.02, 6.12÷0.02; 1.17#0.02, 0.81#0.01, 0.9010; 592.1#0.09, 307.22+0, 413.52÷0.02respectively. The antioxidant activity of African star Apple (Chrysophyllumalbidum) leaves, bark and root) revealed the minimum (25.11$0.01) and maximum (60.59+0.02), minimum (20.860.02) and maximum (55.23÷0.01) minimum (17.80) and maximum (50.92+0.01) capacity of scavenging free radicals of the samples respectively. This research revealedthat (Chrysophyllumalbidum.) considered as a potential candidate for fodder additive and potent medicinal plant as a result of the properties present in the leaves, bark and root.

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