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EVALUATION OF PROXIMATE PRINCIPLES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LAM. (DRUM STICK TREE) IN KERALA.

  • Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Moringa oleifera is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. It is commonly referred to as ?drumstick tree? or ?horse radish tree?. The present study investigates the nutritional and antioxidant potential of the plant. The proximate principles analyzed were carbohydrate, protein, starch, total sugar, reducing and non reducing sugar, total lipid, crude fat, fatty acid, total free amino acids, vitamins (A.C,E,B1,B2,B3) and minerals (Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ag, Ni, B, Co, Li) using standard protocols. The anti nutritional factors oxalate and tannin was also estimated. The antioxidant potential of the plant was determined using DPPH radical scavenging activity, reducing power, total antioxidant activity,nitric oxide radical scavenging activity, hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and superoxide radical scavenging activity. The result reveals that Moringa oleifera is highly nutritious and have strong antioxidant potential.

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[Aju B.Y, Rajalakshmi.R and Mini.S. (2017); EVALUATION OF PROXIMATE PRINCIPLES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LAM. (DRUM STICK TREE) IN KERALA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 2101-2106] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Aju B.Y
Department of Botany, University of Kerala

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5277      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5277

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