REVEALING BIOACTIVE MEDICINAL COMPOUNDS FROM MORINGA AND NEEM FLORAL HONEY BY ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY

Abstract

Honey is having the natural antiseptic, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. Antibacterial and antiseptic qualities are present in honey. To characterize the moringa and neem honey biochemically, a physicochemical, total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activities are assessed. An UV-VIS spectrometric study is used for assess total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activities. Moringa and neem floral honeys chemical characteristics were assessed using FT-IR Spectroscopy. A total of 296 to 464 mg of gallic acid is equivalent per kilogram of honey were found in phenolics. From 45 to 50 mg of quercetin is equivalent per kilogram of honey will found to be present overall. Inhibitory concentration (IC50) values for antioxidant activity ranges from 4.68 to 5.60 mg mL-1, and FT-IR Spectroscopic revealed that presence of alcohol, carboxylic acid, ester, ether, phenol, and amine in both floral honey sample. This study found that the neem honey is superior to moringa honey in terms of both nutritional value and therapeutic value. The FT-IR spectra revealed that the similarities between the two types of honey relates to their chemical components. This type of research will assist the researcher in identifying the more potent therapeutic components in honey.