Promising Antioxidant and Insecticidal Properties of Chemically Characterized Hydroethanol Extract from Withania adpressa Coss. ex Batt
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Plant Extraction
2.3. Chromatographic Analysis
2.4. Antioxidant Activity
2.4.1. DPPH Test
2.4.2. Ferric Reducing Power Test
2.4.3. Total Antioxidant Capacity
2.5. Insecticidal Activity
2.5.1. Breeding of Insects
2.5.2. Evaluation of Crude Extract on C. maculatus
Adult Longevity
Fecundity of Females
Egg Hatching Rate
Egg Viability Rate (Emergence)
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Identification of Phytochemical Compositions
3.2. Antioxidant Activity
3.3. Insecticidal Activity
4. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Retention Time | Identification Compound | Phenolic Class | Content in µg/mg |
---|---|---|---|
4.78 | Galic acid | Phenolic acid | 47.84 ± 0.87 b |
5.92 | p-Coumaric acid | Phenolic acid | 28.64 ± 0.73 c |
11.03 | Cafeic acid | Phenolic acid | 41.17 ± 0.49 b |
17.24 | Methyl gallate | Phenolic acid | 54.37 ± 0.61 b |
17.81 | Luteolin | Flavonoids | 86.13 ± 0.58 a |
26.35 | Ferulic acid | Phenolic acid | 24.73 ± 0.74 d |
28.43 | Apigenin | Flavonoids | 34.51 ± 0.68 c |
49.17 | Rutin hydrat | Flavonoids | 18.48 ± 0.80 d |
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Salamatullah, A.M. Promising Antioxidant and Insecticidal Properties of Chemically Characterized Hydroethanol Extract from Withania adpressa Coss. ex Batt. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080698
Salamatullah AM. Promising Antioxidant and Insecticidal Properties of Chemically Characterized Hydroethanol Extract from Withania adpressa Coss. ex Batt. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(8):698. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080698
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalamatullah, Ahmad Mohammad. 2022. "Promising Antioxidant and Insecticidal Properties of Chemically Characterized Hydroethanol Extract from Withania adpressa Coss. ex Batt" Horticulturae 8, no. 8: 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080698