Chemical and biological potentialities of the ethyl acetate extracts of drynaria quercifolia tuber and leaf

Abstract

The ethyl acetate extracts of Drynaria quercifolia tubers and leaves were
studied for their chemical and biological potentialities. The tuber extract was
enriched with more reducing power compared to the leaf extract. But, the
phenolic content was higher in the leaf extract compared to the tuber extracts.
However, both the extracts were comparably cytotoxic and showed broadspectrum
antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial compound in the tuber extract
was nonpolar. The findings suggested that the ethyl acetate extracts of D.
quercifolia may have active principles for the development of promising phytotherapeutics.