TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kumar, G. Nirmal
AU  - Maran, Madhu Priya
AU  - Shankar, S. Ravi
T1  - Mineral composition, Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Crude Extract of Leaves of Carica papaya L.
JO  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
Y1  - 2021/march
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 23
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2021/N1/JSPB_2021_1_13-23.pdf
KW  - Carica papaya L.
KW  - antioxidant
KW  - anti inflammatory
KW  - mineral composition
U1  - 1997-0838
N2  - Carica papaya L. (family Caricaceae) commonly known as papaya is a well-known fruit crop also having under-utilized medicinal potential. Mineral analysis shows that a significant level of potassium (207.10±0.40 mg/100g) and phosphorous (65.60±0.59 mg/100g) are present. Antioxidant activity of hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol crude leaf extracts were evaluated. IC50 hexane fraction (321.82±0.78) demonstrated the highest ABTS radical scavenging activity and IC50 of the chloroform fraction (623.23±1.32) showed the strongest DPPH free radical scavenging activity and their activities were stronger than that of ascorbic acid. Ethanolic extract IC50 shows significant anti-inflammatory activity (173.66±1.24) when compared with other extract fractions. The present study signifies that the leaves of C. papaya are rich in minerals and known to possess significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. This shall be further explored to identify novel bioactive substances with pharmaceutical applications.
ER  -