Abstract:
Radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus) is an important member of crucifer family widely cultivated as an important vegetable crop throughout the world including India. Different parts of radish including leaves are consumed as raw salads or in the cooked form and used in household remedy for different diseases including liver diseases and so on. The current research study was performed to evaluate the antioxidant, metal chelating potential and other biological activities of methanolic leaf extracts at room temperature (MERT) and boiling temperature (MEBT) of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus. The phenolic content of the leaf extracts was found to be more in MEBT (29.8+ 1.98 μg/mg). MEBT extract showed a significant increase in activity in a dose-dependent manner in all the assays over MERT extract. The antioxidant potential IC50 values of extracts were assayed. The antioxidant and metal chelating potential of white radish leaves was influenced by temperature dependent methanol extraction method.
