<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veshalini K</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Daryl Jesus Arapoc</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zainah Adam</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rosniza Razali</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noor Azuin Suliman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noor Azlina Abu Bakar</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Screening, In vitro Antioxidant Activities and Zebrafish Embryotoxicity of Abelmoschus esculentus Extracts</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abelmoschus esculentus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant Capacity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemicals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zebrafish embryotoxicity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">690-701</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Abelmoschus esculentus&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Moench (&lt;em&gt;A. esculentus&lt;/em&gt;) commonly known as okra is being used as a medicinal plant traditionally, due to its phytochemical content that exhibits significant biological activities. &lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The present study was undertaken to determine phytochemicals, antioxidant activity and embryotoxic effects of hexane extract (HE), chloroform extract (CE), methanol extract (ME), and aqueous extract (AE) of &lt;em&gt;A. esculentus &lt;/em&gt;cultivated in Malaysia. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;em&gt; A. esculentus&lt;/em&gt; extracts were screened for the phytochemicals while&lt;em&gt; in vitro &lt;/em&gt;antioxidant activities were evaluated by performing 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhidrazyl (DPPH) assay and reducing power assay. Meanwhile, the embryotoxicity were accessed by exposing zebrafish embryos to the extracts and developmental endpoint recorded with median lethal concentration (LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;strong&gt;. Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The phytochemical screening showed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, phenols, saponins, anthraquinones, alkaloids and reducing sugars. The highest phenolic content was obtained in the CE at 143.85 μg (GAE)/mg extract. Whereas the HE depicted the highest flavonoid content at 63.76 μg (QE)/mg extract. At 1000 μg/mL, ME showed the highest free radical scavenging activity at 28.86 % and reducing power at 0.271, in both DPPH and reducing power assay, respectively. While the CE presented a significant embryotoxic effect on zebrafish with the LC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; at 236.07 μg/mL. The morphological malformation of embryos, scoliosis and pericardial oedema were observed at 500 μg/mL of HE and ME treatment. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; As a result, with various ranges of phytochemical compounds, antioxidant capacities and lower toxic effects of&lt;em&gt; A. esculentus &lt;/em&gt;extracts may be efficient in reducing the inflammation precursors that drive chronic inflammatory illnesses.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Medical Campus, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Medical Technology Group, Malaysian Nuclear agency, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA&lt;/p&gt;
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