Assessment Of Phytochemical Constituent And Antioxidant Capacities Of Ricinus Communicus Seed Extracts

Abstract

This study primarily aims to examine the antioxidant properties and phytochemical composition of several solvent extracts of Ricinus communicus seed. solvents such as water, ethanol, and petroleum ether were used to extract the seeds of Ricinus communicus. A variety of compounds were identified in the plant extracts like glycosides, steroids, alkaloids, terpenoids, phenols, tannins, and saponins. After analyzing the data, it was determined that the DPPH activity varied between 52.81±0.015 and 89.36±10 percent. As for the FRAP activity, it was discovered that the aqueous extract had a value of 0.57±0.10, the alcohol extract had a value of 0.72±0.01, on a contrary petroleum ether extract of Ricinus communicus shows 0.84±0.015 FRAP activity. The ethanol extract's anti-oxidant activity was 78.5 ± 0.01 mg/g, High total anti-oxidant capacity of 92.5 ± 0.05 mg/g. in petroleum ether extract. The petroleum ether has 3.95 ± 0.10 mg GA/g of total phenolic content, while the ethanol extract's values were 2.95 ± 0.015 mg GA/g. The results showed that each extract had antioxidant potential while the Petroleum ether extract exhibits stronger antioxidant activity as compared to ethanol and aqueous extracts. This investigation is beneficial for the development of medicines, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industry.