Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts

This survey was conducted to test for in vivo Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay (BSLA) of Morinda elliptica leaves and root extract after successive maceration in four solvents (n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) ethyl acetate and methanol) and cytotoxicity was evaluated in terms of LC50 (lethality concen...

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Main Authors: Henry, Yusufu Wakawa, Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad, Zaini, Assim, Umaru, Isaac John
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author Henry, Yusufu Wakawa
Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad
Zaini, Assim
Umaru, Isaac John
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Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad
Zaini, Assim
Umaru, Isaac John
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description This survey was conducted to test for in vivo Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay (BSLA) of Morinda elliptica leaves and root extract after successive maceration in four solvents (n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) ethyl acetate and methanol) and cytotoxicity was evaluated in terms of LC50 (lethality concentration). 10 nauplii were placed in different concentrations (in three replicates each) of the plant extracts, after 24 hours the surviving brine shrimp larvae were counted and LC50 was assessed. The result of the survey showed a concentration dependent increment in mortality rate of the brine shrimp nauplii and n-hexane and methanol fractions of the leaves and root extracts were more potent against the brine shrimp with LC50 values of 35.483 ppm and 39.259 ppm (µg/ml) respectively, whereas ethyl acetate of both the extracts exhibited lower potent activity with LC50 values 62.250 ppm and 102.250 ppm (µg/ml) in roots and leaves respectively. These findings indicated that bioactive ingredients are present in the plants that could account for its pharmacological effects.
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spelling unimas-171562022-06-21T01:53:03Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17156/ Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts Henry, Yusufu Wakawa Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad Zaini, Assim Umaru, Isaac John SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling This survey was conducted to test for in vivo Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay (BSLA) of Morinda elliptica leaves and root extract after successive maceration in four solvents (n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) ethyl acetate and methanol) and cytotoxicity was evaluated in terms of LC50 (lethality concentration). 10 nauplii were placed in different concentrations (in three replicates each) of the plant extracts, after 24 hours the surviving brine shrimp larvae were counted and LC50 was assessed. The result of the survey showed a concentration dependent increment in mortality rate of the brine shrimp nauplii and n-hexane and methanol fractions of the leaves and root extracts were more potent against the brine shrimp with LC50 values of 35.483 ppm and 39.259 ppm (µg/ml) respectively, whereas ethyl acetate of both the extracts exhibited lower potent activity with LC50 values 62.250 ppm and 102.250 ppm (µg/ml) in roots and leaves respectively. These findings indicated that bioactive ingredients are present in the plants that could account for its pharmacological effects. UNIMAS Publisher 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17156/9/Brine%20Shrimp.pdf Henry, Yusufu Wakawa and Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad and Zaini, Assim and Umaru, Isaac John (2017) Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 7 (1). pp. 43-46. ISSN 2229-9769 https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/390 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.390.2017
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Henry, Yusufu Wakawa
Fasihuddin, Badruddin Ahmad
Zaini, Assim
Umaru, Isaac John
Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title_full Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title_fullStr Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title_full_unstemmed Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title_short Brine Shrimp Cytotoxic Activity of Morinda elliptica Leaves and Root Crude Extracts
title_sort brine shrimp cytotoxic activity of morinda elliptica leaves and root crude extracts
topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17156/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17156/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17156/9/Brine%20Shrimp.pdf