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Investigation of antioxidant and antityrosinase activity of Bauhinia kockiana and Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca

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dc.contributor.author Batagoda, H. M.
dc.contributor.author Weerasiri, K. C.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-08T07:12:17Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-08T07:12:17Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Batagoda H. M.; Weerasiri K. C. (2023) Investigation of antioxidant and antityrosinase activity of Bauhinia kockiana and Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca, Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences (ICAPS 2023-Kelaniya) Volume 3, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka. Page 164 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/27004
dc.description.abstract Tyrosinase is a widely distributed enzyme in the body that plays an important role in melanogenesis. An increase in melanin synthesis can lead to many skin disorders. This research has been conducted on two different plant varieties that can be commonly found in Sri Lanka, Bauhinia kockiana and Cocos nucifera var aurantiaca, more commonly known as King Coconut, to investigate their antioxidant and antityrosinase activities. Bauhinia kockiana was extracted by hot extraction method (Soxhlet extraction) using methanol as the solvent, and the King Coconut water sample was freeze-dried. The antioxidant activity of the samples was analyzed using the DPPH radical scavenging assay, while the enzyme-based tyrosinase inhibition assay was conducted to evaluate the antityrosinase activity, where Agaricus bisporus was used to extract the enzyme. Bauhinia kockiana (flowers and buds) demonstrated a significant amount of antioxidant activity (IC50: 28.73 ± 1.60 μg/mL) against the standard ascorbic acid (IC50: 38.37 ± 1.18 μg/mL). Both the samples revealed relative antityrosinase activity using L-DOPA as the substrate (IC50:128.70 ± 1.22 μg/mL; B. kockiana, 274.45 ± 1.23 μg/mL; Cocos nucifera var aurantiaca water sample) against Kojic acid, which was used as the positive standard (IC50: 49.47 ± 1.12 μg/mL). The Soxhlet extraction of Bauhinia kockiana indicated considerable antityrosinase activity and according to the results obtained, it can be said that both plant types show moderate antityrosinase activity, and Bauhinia kockiana indicates significant antioxidant properties. Further studies on both varieties should be carried out to identify their principal bioactive compounds, which are responsible for the respective bioactivities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first research to be done on the hot extraction of Bauhinia kockiana and the water sample of Cocos nucifera var aurantiaca on antioxidant and antityrosinase activities. en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Antioxidant activity, Bauhinia kockiana, King Coconut water, Tyrosinase inhibition en_US
dc.title Investigation of antioxidant and antityrosinase activity of Bauhinia kockiana and Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca en_US


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