The present investigation is aimed to carry out the in vitro lipid peroxidation and antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens (MEMP) (Family: Fabaceae) seeds. Lipid peroxidation was monitored by the change in optical density of the prepared concentrations (10-320 g/ml) and the % inhi-bition was calculated. Ascorbate/FeSO4-induced peroxidation was inhibited by standard antioxidants such as quercetin, L-ascorbic acid and MEMP. Moreover, the % inhibition of the methanol extract increased with increase in concentration. IC50 value for the MEMP, L-ascorbic acid and quercetin for lipid peroxida-tion was found to be 217.25 g/ml, 41 g/ml and 19.75 g/ml respectively. The antimicrobial activity of MEMP was determined by disc diffusion method with various Gram positive and Gram-negative microor-ganisms. MEMP showed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against all the tested microorganisms ex-cept Staphylococcus aureus ML 152 and Vibrae cholera 14035. The results obtained in the present study indicate that MEMP can be a potential source of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent.
Rajeshwar Y, Gupta M, Mazumder U K. In Vitro Lipid Peroxidation and Antimicrobial Activity of Mucuna Pruriens Seeds. 3 2005; 4 (1) :32-0 URL:http://ijpt.iums.ac.ir/article-1-45-en.html
