Spectrophotometric Determination of Total Phenol and Flavonoid Contents of Aerial Parts of Blepharis edulis (Pers.)
Alsiddig Osama
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Sufyan Awdelkarim
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Mohamed Ezeldin *
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Quantitative determination of phenols and flavonoids of Blepharis edulis aerial parts was carried out using spectrophotometery techniques. Gallic acid and quercetin were used as the standards for calibration for the phenols and flavonoids respectively. B. edulis commonly known as Elsihaa, it has wide range of folkloric medicinal uses. In the current study the presences of useful secondary metabolites were observed, also high amount of phenolic and flavonoid contents with 34.85±2.1 mg/g and 59.56±0.29 mg/g respectively. These findings support its medicinal uses.
Keywords: Phenols, flavonoids, phytochemical screening, Blepharis edulis