Teklit Gebregiorgis Amabye
College of Natural and Computational Science,
Mekelle, Tigray
Ethiopia
Research Article
Evaluation of Physiochemical, Phytochemical, Antioxidant and
Antimicrobial Screening Parameters of Amaranthus spinosus Leaves
Author(s): Teklit Gebregiorgis AmabyeTeklit Gebregiorgis Amabye
This study was carried out in methanol extracts of the dried leaves of Amaranthus spinosus were collected and used for phytochemicals, physiochemical and antibacterial analysis. By detecting the MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration) and zone inhibition, the antibacterial activity was determined against different bacterial and fungal strains. The extract yields from the leaves was 6.97 methanol w/w. Phytochemical investigation of this plant determines that tannins 6.07%, Saponins 53%, alkaloids 13.14%, proteins 16.76% and glycosides 63.2% were rich in leaves. The extracts also contained appreciable levels of total phenolic contents 2.81 in GAE, g/100 g, total flavonoid contents 18.4 QE, g/100 and the free radical scavenging activity, showing IC50 (83.45 μg/mL) along with reducing power was calculated. The minimum inhibition concentration of extract.. View More»
