Original Articles: 2015 Vol: 7 Issue: 5
Effect of chlorophyll content and maturity on total phenolic, total flavonoidn contents and antioxidant activity of Moringa oleifera leaf (Miracle tree)
Abstract
Moringa oleifera is a multipurpose plant, over longperiod of time, many countries in the world uses different part of Moringa plant. Example folk medicine uses Moringa immensely to cure certain diseases such as snake bites, ascites and many more disorder, however recently many researchers have reported the antioxidant property of the plant. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of chlorophyll content, leaf maturity on antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid content from Moringa oleifera. 1, 1-diphenyl 2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay was used to evaluate antioxidant activity. The result observed was found to be increasing in the following order, Tender leaf