Antioxidant activity, antibacterial potential and characterization of active fraction of Dioscorea pentaphylla L. tuber extract collected from Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

• Main Authors: Sanjeet Kumar (Author), Padma Mahanti (Author), Nihar Ranjan Singh (Author), Sakti Kant Rath (Author), Padan Kumar Jena (Author), Jayanta Kumar Patra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Dioscorea pentaphylla L., a wild tuber is used both as food and medicines among different ethnic groups of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, India. Tubers are used against skin infections. In order to establish and confirm tribal claims, methanol extract was subjected to fractionation. The activ...