Bioactive and antioxidant properties of ethanol extract, dichloromethane and butanol fractions of Gongronema latifolium leaf
Miriam Essien Offiong·Onyekachi Okwun Nwankwo·Oboso Etim Etim·Paul S. Thomas·Evans Utibe·E. Henry Johnson·G. S. Effiong
Gongronema latifolium Benth. is a tropical medicinal plant of significant ethnomedicinal importance in West Africa. This study evaluated the bioactive and antioxidant properties of the ethanol extract, dichloromethane (DCM) and butanol fractions of G. latifolium leaf. Following maceration and fractionation by Vacuum Liquid Chromatography (VLC), samples were subjected to qualitative phytochemical screening, Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, and in vitro antioxidant evaluation