Abstract

  This study aimed to determine the phytochemical and antioxidant activities of Aloe vera gel extracts. The phytochemical obtained by different methods(methanol macerated, methanol soxhlet and aqueous extract). The extract of Aloe vera Gel was subjected to primary phytochemical screening. Methanol macerated method revealed the presence of various phytochemicals. It resulted in the abundance of flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, tannins, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, quinines, anthraquinones, and saponins. The results for the flavonoids, tannins and Alkaloids concentrations were 3.45, 1.20 and 2.60%, respectively. To investigate the antioxidant activity, Aloe vera Gel was successively extracted using n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol. These extracts were analyzed using the DPPH radical scavenging method. The results found that the methanol extract is more effective in the free radical antioxidant (66.85%) followed by Dichloromethane (36.80%) and then Hexane (26.85%).

Keywords: Aloe vera Gel; Anti-Oxidant; Phytochemical; DPPH

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Citation

Citation: Omer Abdalla Ahmed Hamdi., et al. “Determination of Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activities of Aloe vera Gel Extracts". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.10 (2020): 136-141.

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