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GROUP 8 Signar, Tajan, Tan and Valencia

XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF THE ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF


MAKAHIYA (Mimosa pudica) LEAVES
METHODOLOGY

Plant Collection and Authentication

Preparation of Plant Material


Remove soil particles, air dry, grind into powder, sieve

Preparation of Plant Extract


Macerate in ethanol 80% and use rotary evaporator

Phytochemical Screening

Test for Flavonoids Test for Phenols


• Total flavonoids • Total phenolic content
contents (TFC) (TPC)
• Quercetin: standard • Gallic acid: standard
• Aluminum chloride • Folin–Ciocalteu
colorimetric assay colorimetric method

Preparation of Plant Extract in Various Concentrations

Concentrations (0.5 ppm, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 75 ppm, and 100 ppm ug/mL) will be added to
phosphate buffer and XO enzyme → incubate → stopped by 1N hydrochloric acid

Preparation of Positive Control


Allopurinol with phosphate buffer

In Vitro Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition Assay

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