Comparative Phytochemical and Nutritional Composition of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Trichosanthes cucumerina&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; (L.) and Some&amp;lt;i&amp;gt; Solanum lycopersicum &amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;(L.) Cultivars in Nigeria

Ugbaja, Clementina Chekwube; Fawibe, Oluwasegun Olamide; Oyelakin, A. S.; Fadimu, Idris Olatoye; Ajiboye, A. A.; Agboola, D. A.

doi:10.4236/ajps.2017.82021

Cited by 10 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, dried leaves could be used as animal feed to supplement some vital mineral elements (Suleiman, 2016). Monechma ciliatum leaves had 5.34% protein and (Abuye et al, 2003) and 16.50% (dry weight) found in T. Cucumerina (Ugbaja et al, 2017), and was also higher than the value of 70.55% (dry weight) of Monechma ciliatum seeds (Hassan et al, 2007a). Carbohydrate serves as stored forms of energy as glycogen in the liver.…”

Section: Proximate Compositionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Analysis of Monechma ciliatum Leaves

Hassan¹,

Msheila²,

Umar³

et al. 2018

Res. J. Food Sci. Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Monechma ciliatum leaves are widely used as hay for animal nutrition and in traditional medicine for treatment of various ailments. The leaves were analyzed for proximate, minerals and anti-nutritional content using standard analytical methods. The results showed that the leaves contain moisture (84.09±0.81%), ash (14.00±0.50%), crude protein (5.34±0.15%), crude lipid (4.14±0.29%), crude fibre (3.02±0.29%), available carbohydrate (73.50±0.51%), and calorific value (352.63±1.42 kJ/100g). The mineral analysis of the leaves (mg/100g) revealed the presence: sodium (367.61±3.18 mg/100g), potassium (931.59±10.70 mg/100g), magnesium (213.77±2.31 mg/100g), calcium (2444.60±43.70 mg/100g), phosphorus (10.99±0.12 mg/100g), copper (1.19±0.39 mg/100g), iron (73.03±1.65 mg/100g), manganese (5.33±0.25 mg/100g), zinc (4.74±0.17 mg/100 g), and chromium (2.93±0.59 mg/100g). It also contains oxalate, tannins and phytic acid as anti-nutrients. The study showed that the leaves of M. ciliatum contain substantial levels of nutrient which could be useful in animal diet, with considerably low levels of anti-nutritional content which is below established toxic level.

show abstract

Section: Proximate Compositionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Analysis of Monechma ciliatum Leaves

Hassan¹,

Msheila²,

Umar³

et al. 2018

Res. J. Food Sci. Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Phytochemical screening of the compound Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extracts of A. solanacea and its different soluble fractions were conducted using the standard procedures to identify various constituents described by Sofowara, Trease and Evans, and Harborne [15][16][17].…”

Section: Extraction Of the Plant Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

In-vivo and in-vitro evaluation of pharmacological activities of Ardisia solanacea leaf extract

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The Bangladeshi rural and hilly areas people have long tradition to use various medicinal plants for treating different diseases. That's why, the crude methanolic leaf extract of Ardisia solanacea with its different fractions (petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride, n-hexane and chloroform fractions) were subjected to investigate bioactivities in swiss albino mice; namely analgesic, CNS, and Oral hypoglycemic activities, while in-vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity. Methods: Central nervous system activity was investigated by various method such as Elevated plus maze, Hole board, Hole cross and Open field test apparatus. Analgesic activity was evaluated by both acetic acid induced and tail immersion method. Hypoglycemic activity was evaluated by oral glucose tolerance test and cytotoxicity was evaluated by Brine shrimp lethality bioassay. Results: In CNS activity, among others fractions, ASCF fraction produced a significant anxiolytic activity in both elevated plus maze and Hole board test. During open-field test almost all the fractions of A. solanacea leaves extract display decreased locomotor activities that indicates significant sedative activity. The ASME and ASCF showed significant peripheral analgesic activity at a dose of 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg body weight (p < 0.05). In tail immersion method, among others extracts chloroform fractions exhibited significant (p < 0.05) elongation of reaction time 30 min after oral dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight respectively. The methanolic and n-hexane extracts reduced blood glucose level significantly after 90 min with value of 53.94% and 48.15% respectively (p < 0.05). In case of cytotoxicity activity, among other fractions carbon tetrachloride fraction showed lowest LC 50 values. Conclusions: From the above results, it is clear that different fractions of A. solanacea showed significant pharmacological potentiality in different in-vitro and in-vivo study model. So, it will be very much possible source for an isolating lead compound for curing the numerous disorders.

show abstract

“…Due to this apprehension, there is an urgent need to plan effective conservation strategies to conserve plant diversity. Large numbers of NUS species contain phytoconstituents of medicinal value (Ugbaja et al, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Metabolomics characterization of Senna tora (L.) Roxb. using different approaches

Kabila

Sidhu²,

Ahluwalia³

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study aimed to investigate the variety of elements, chemical compounds and their corresponding functional groups in the whole plant, leaves, and seeds of Senna tora. A preliminary phytochemical analysis has revealed the presence of secondary metabolites including alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, cardiac active glycosides, phenolics, etc. Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS) analysis of leaves and seeds of S. tora has depicted 31 and 27 compounds, respectively. Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy has further unveiled the presence of different functional groups such as amines, aromatic compounds, carboxyl groups, ketones etc. associated with different metabolites. Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WD-XRF) has revealed the presence of more than 20 elements (macro and micro) including Ca, Mg, Fe, K, etc. This study has highlighted the detailed account of the chemical compounds and elements present in the plant species under investigation and substantiated its medicinal importance in the traditional health care system.

show abstract

Comparative Phytochemical and Nutritional Composition of <i>Trichosanthes cucumerina</i> (L.) and Some<i> Solanum lycopersicum </i>(L.) Cultivars in Nigeria

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Analysis of Monechma ciliatum Leaves

Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Analysis of Monechma ciliatum Leaves

In-vivo and in-vitro evaluation of pharmacological activities of Ardisia solanacea leaf extract

Metabolomics characterization of Senna tora (L.) Roxb. using different approaches

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About