Cytotoxicity of certain seed extracts against Artemia fransiscana

[摘要] The chloroform and methanolic extracts of seed coat and seed kernel ofMucuna pruriens, Terminalia. bellirica, Syzygium cumini and Myristica fragranswere tested against the brine shrimp,Artemia fransiscananauplii for mortality at 24h post exposure. All the test extracts were found to be effective. The toxicity of the chloroform extracts of seed coat could be arranged in the order:T .bellirica>M. pruriens>S. cumini>M. fragrans . In case of seed kernel extracts (chloroform) the results could be arranged in the following order:S. cumini>M. fragrans>T .bellirica>M. pruriens . For methanolic extracts of seed coat and seed kernel the results could be arranged in the following order:M. fragrans>T .bellirica>S. cumini>M. pruriens , andT .bellirica>S. cumini>M. fragrans>M.pruriens. The brine shrimp bioassay is a simple, reliable and convenient method for the assessment of bioactivity of medicinal plants and lends support for their use in traditional medicine.Bangladesh J. Zool.42 (2): 133-139, 2014

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Seed coat and kernel extracts;cytotoxicity;Artemia fransiscana