Open AccessChemical and biological potentialities of the ethyl acetate extracts of Drynaria quercifolia tuber and leaf
Author(s) -
Wardatul Jannat Anamika,
Miraj Kobad Chowdhury,
Ausrafuggaman Nahid,
Abu Shara Shamsur Rouf,
Md. Aftab Uddin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the dhaka university journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8501
pISSN - 1021-2787
DOI - 10.3329/dujbs.v24i2.46321
Subject(s) - ethyl acetate , antimicrobial , chemistry , traditional medicine , food science , biochemistry , organic chemistry , medicine
The ethyl acetate extracts of Drynaria quercifolia tubers and leaves were studied for their chemical and biological potentialities. The tuber extract was enriched with more reducing power compared to the leaf extract. But, the phenolic content was higher in the leaf extract compared to the tuber extracts. However, both the extracts were comparably cytotoxic and showed broadspectrum antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial compound in the tuber extract was nonpolar. The findings suggested that the ethyl acetate extracts of D. quercifolia may have active principles for the development of promising phytotherapeutics.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 24(2): 147-152, 2015 (July)