Abstract
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. is a lesser-known pteridophyte found in Mizoram. The present study provides insights into phytochemical profiling, antibacterial and antioxidant activities to validate its medicinal potential. Phytochemical screening of the chloroform and methanol extracts revealed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, terpenoids, phenols, glycosides, saponins, phytosterols, and flavonoids, whereas alkaloids and tannins were absent. The total polyphenol content in the chloroform extract was 134.0mg GAE g-1, whereas that in the methanolic extract was 137.5mg GAE g-1. The flavonoid content was higher (131.6mg QE g-1) in the methanol extract of L. cernua than in the chloroform extract (116.90mg QE g-1). The methanol extract showed potent inhibitory effects against all tested microorganisms, whereas the chloroform extract showed no activity against the tested organisms. The DPPH scavenging assay showed that the methanolic extract had 7.2-fold higher antioxidant activity than the chloroform extract, as indicated by the IC50 values obtained for both extracts.
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Claim · model-written summary
Both extracts contained carbohydrates, proteins, terpenoids, phenols, glycosides, saponins, phytosterols, and flavonoids.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernua
Palhinhaea cernuat0 - Outcome
- presence of carbohydrates, proteins, terpenoidse0
- Qualifier
- chloroform and methanol extractse0
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Verbatim
e0“Phytochemical screening of the chloroform and methanol extracts revealed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, terpenoids, phenols, glycosides, saponins, phytosterols, and flavonoids”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Alkaloids and tannins were absent from the screened extracts.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- alkaloids and tannins were absente0
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Verbatim
e0“whereas alkaloids and tannins were absent”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Chloroform extract polyphenol content was 134.0mg GAE g-1.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- total polyphenol contente0
- Value
- 134.0mg GAE g-1e0
- Qualifier
- chloroform extracte0
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Verbatim
e0“The total polyphenol content in the chloroform extract was 134.0mg GAE g-1”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Methanolic extract polyphenol content was 137.5mg GAE g-1.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- methanolic extracte0
- Value
- 137.5mg GAE g-1e0
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Verbatim
e0“whereas that in the methanolic extract was 137.5mg GAE g-1”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Methanol extract flavonoid content was 131.6mg QE g-1, higher than in chloroform extract.
- Taxon
- L. cernuaPalhinhaea cernuae0
- Outcome
- flavonoid contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 131.6mg QE g-1e0
- Qualifier
- 116.90mg QE g-1e0
- Comparator
- chloroform extracte0
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Verbatim
e0“The flavonoid content was higher (131.6mg QE g-1) in the methanol extract of L. cernua than in the chloroform extract (116.90mg QE g-1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Methanol extract inhibited all tested microorganisms.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- inhibitory effects against all tested microorganismse0
- Qualifier
- methanol extracte0
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Verbatim
e0“The methanol extract showed potent inhibitory effects against all tested microorganisms”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Chloroform extract showed no activity against tested organisms.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- no activity against the tested organismse0
- Qualifier
- chloroform extracte0
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Verbatim
e0“the chloroform extract showed no activity against the tested organisms”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”
Claim · model-written summary
Methanol extract antioxidant activity was 7.2-fold higher than chloroform extract.
- Taxon
- Lycopodiella cernuaPalhinhaea cernuat0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 7.2-folde0
- Comparator
- chloroform extracte0
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Verbatim
e0“the methanolic extract had 7.2-fold higher antioxidant activity than the chloroform extract”
t0“Lycopodiella cernua”