Cytotoxicity of aerial parts of Indigofera heterantha

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Atif Kamil

Atif Kamil
Department of Biotechnology Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Aurang Zeb

Muhammad Aurang Zeb
Department of Biochemistry Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.
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Article Number - 3FADC8265368
Vol.12(8), pp. 77-80 , April 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/SRE2014.5814

Received: 22 January 2014
Accepted: 05 May 2016
Published: 30 April 2017

Abstract

In the ongoing phytochemical study, an effort was made to investigate cytotoxicity of various crude fractions of aerial parts of Indigofera heterantha. The results obtained revealed that all the fractions including n-hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol and residue showed brine shrimp (Artemia salina Leach) cytotoxicity activity. The data obtained revealed the medicinal importance of the plant and will help the researchers to exploit the phytochemicals for biological activities (cytotoxicity).

Key words: Indigofera heterantha, cytotoxicity, aerial parts.

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