1Research Scholar PG and Research Department of Botany, Unit of Plant Stress physiology, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai-600 030, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Assistant Professor and Research Department of Botany, Unit of Plant Stress Physiology, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai-600 030, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Assistant Professor,PG & Research Department of Botany,V.O. Chidambaram College,Thoothukudi 628 008.
4Associate professor, PG and Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappas College, Chennai, 600030, Tamil Nadu, India
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
2023,
Vol. 11 No. 4, 130-134
DOI: 10.12691/aees-11-4-4
Copyright © 2023 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Pillathil Jegan Pillathil Senthil Mani, Natarajan Shanthi, R. Vinoth Kumar, Subbiah Murugesan. The Phytochemical Potential of
Mimosa pudica L Plants Under Enhanced Solar UV-B (280-320 Nm) Radiation.
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2023; 11(4):130-134. doi: 10.12691/aees-11-4-4.
Correspondence to: Natarajan Shanthi, Assistant Professor and Research Department of Botany, Unit of Plant Stress Physiology, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai-600 030, Tamil Nadu, India.. Email:
prithishanthi@gmail.comAbstract
UV-B radiation can improve the quality of medicinal plants such as Mimosa pudica L by increasing the production of phenol, alkaloids, saponin and other secondary bioactive compounds. Qualitative analysis of these compounds using TLC revealed high concentrations of these components, with higher production in plants exposed to UVB radiation. The synthesis of these phytochemical compounds correlates with the antioxidant potential and increased FRAP activity. The antibacterial effect induced by UVB radiation is effective against pathogenic microorganisms such as Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus subtilis, but less effective against Salmonella typhi. The long-term goal is to explore the potential applications of these improved bioactive chemicals in pharmaceutical research and development.
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