Phytochemical Profile of Aloe Barbadensis and their Proficiency in Defluoridation of Fluoride Contaminated Water

Abstract

The quantitative analysis of acetone and ethanol extract of <em>Aloe barbadensis </em>were studied, the total flavonoid content was determined as 13 µg/ml in the acetone extracts of gel of the plant whereas in the ethanol extract, it was 30 µg/ml followed by total phenol content which was almost same in the extracts but found higher in acetone extract as 34 µg/ml it followed by ethanol extract as 32 µg/ml. The reducing power assay was determined as 480 µg/ml in the ethanol extracts, followed by, 400 µg/ml in acetone extract. When Carbohydrates were compared, it was found as higher in the ethanol extract of the leaves of about 58 µg/ml, whereas the acetone extract possessed 54 µg/ml of carbohydrates in the <em>Aloe barbadensis</em>. Ethanol extract of the gel found to easily absorb the carbohydrates easily compared to acetone. The proteins content of ethanolic extract was about 4.8 mg/ml followed by 4.2 mg/ml in the acetone extracts of leaves. In this test, acetone extract was observed to contain protein less than the ethanol. Unlike other tests, all the extracts of all the plant parts when measured showed more or less similar results of about 10 and 14.2 µg/ml of reducing sugars in the ethanol and acetone extracts of leaves. The DPPH activity in gel extract was observed to be present in both the extracts; higher activity was observed in ethanol 100 µl concentrations and acetone 50 µl concentrations. The <em>Aloe barbadensis </em>plant has found having some fluoride removal ability, helped in the fluoride removal process. As 20 ml concentration worked faster and better than the lower concentrations.