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| Title |
Effect of climate change on phytochemical diversity, total phenolic content and in vitro antioxidant activity of Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2385-3 |
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| Authors |
Sandeep Kumar, Amita Yadav, Manila Yadav, Jaya Parkash Yadav |
| Abstract |
The aim of the present study was to analyse the effect of climate change on phytochemicals, total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant potential of methanolic extracts of Aloe vera collected from different climatic zones of the India. Crude methanolic extracts of A. vera from the different states of India were screened for presence of various phytochemicals, total phenolic content and in vitro antioxidant activity. Total phenolic content was tested by Folin-Ciocalteau reagent based assay whilst DPPH free radical scavenging assay, metal chelating assay, hydrogen peroxide scavenging assay, reducing power assay and β carotene-linoleic assay were used to assess the antioxidant potential of A. vera methanolic leaf extracts. Alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, and terpenes were the main phytochemicals presents in all accessions. A significant positive correlation was found between TPC and antioxidant activity of different accessions. Extracts of highland and semi-arid zones possessed maximum antioxidant potential. Accessions from tropical zones showed the least antioxidant activity in all assays. It could be concluded that different agro-climatic conditions have effects on the phytochemicals, total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant potential of the A. vera plant. The results reveal that A. vera can be a potential source of novel natural antioxidant compounds. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 288 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 288 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 10% |
| Researcher | 20 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 40 | 14% |
| Unknown | 116 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 41 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 25 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% |
| Engineering | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 46 | 16% |
| Unknown | 124 | 43% |