Open AccessSTUDY OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SLENDER AMARANTH (Amaranthus lividus L.) IN GIA LAI PROVINCE
Author(s) -
Quoc Thiet Pham,
Hieu Trung Nguyen,
Sương Thi Thu Phan,
Tram Thi Quynh Doan,
Ky Minh Nguyen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
khoa học
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1859-4816
DOI - 10.35382/18594816.1.36.2019.317
Subject(s) - amaranth , traditional medicine , biology , chemistry , botany , food science , medicine
Slender amaranth (Amaranthus lividus L.) is a popular plant in Gia Lai Province, with anti-cancer, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The study presents the experimental results of biological activity of Amaranthus lividus L. collected in Gia Lai Province. Evaluation of anti-tumor activity (IC50) showed good results with EtOAc and n–hexane with extracts of 8.0 µg/ml and 11.2 µg/ml (≤ 20 µg/ml, NCI) respectively. The comparison results showed that the EtOAc extract from Amaranthus lividus L. has better antibacterial activity than the MeOH extract. However, the investigated extracts from Amaranthus lividus L. were incapable of inhibiting oxidation at low concentrations of 1-64 µg/ml. Results of biologically active ingredients in Amaranthus lividus L. illustratedthe applied prospects of natural medicine sources.