<i>In-vitro</i> Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Studies of <i>Elaeocarpus serratus</i>

Authors

  • Most Nazma Parvin Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh
  • Shammy Sarwar Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh
  • Sadia Afreen Chowdhury Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh
  • Hasan Mohammed Zakaria Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • Naz Hasan Huda Department of Pharmacy, Stamford University Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/sjps.v2i2.5829

Keywords:

Elaeocarpus serratus, Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant, Reducing power

Abstract

The pet-ether soluble fraction (PEF), Carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction (CTSF) and Chloroform soluble
fraction (CFSF) of the methanolic extract of  stem bark of Elaeocarpus serratus were investigated for
cytotoxic activity using brine shrimp lethality bioassay .The methanolic extract was also evaluated for possible
antioxidant activity using nitric oxide scavenging activity and reducing power assays. In Elaeocarpus serratus,
the LC50 value were found to be 14.94, 0.831 & 3.288 μg/mL in pet-ether soluble fraction (PEF), Carbon
tetrachloride soluble fraction (CTSF) and Chloroform soluble fraction (CFSF) of the methanolic extract
respectively. The extract showed significant antioxidant activity in nitric oxide scavenging activity and
reducing power assay. In nitric oxide scavenging activity, the IC50 value of Elaeocarpus serratus extract was
89.325μg/mL while the IC50 value of ascorbic acid was 47.684μg/mL. It was found that scavenging of nitric
oxide by the extract was concentration dependent.
 
Key words: Elaeocarpus serratus; Cytotoxicity; Antioxidant; Reducing power.

DOI: 10.3329/sjps.v2i2.5829

Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol.2(2) 2009: 86-90

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Parvin, M. N., Sarwar, S., Chowdhury, S. A., Zakaria, H. M., & Huda, N. H. (2010). <i>In-vitro</i> Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Studies of <i>Elaeocarpus serratus</i>. Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(2), 86–90. https://doi.org/10.3329/sjps.v2i2.5829

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2009)

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