Investigation of Chemical, Genotoxic and Haematological Properties of Secondary Metabolites from n-Hexane Extract of Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. (Olacaceae) Leaves

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dc.contributor.authorOladipupo, A.R.
dc.contributor.authorAlaribe, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorOlalekan, B.
dc.contributor.authorAkere, H.
dc.contributor.authorAyanda, F.
dc.contributor.authorEmuejevoke, T.
dc.contributor.authorCoker, H.A
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-13T11:14:01Z
dc.date.available2022-09-13T11:14:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDue to their phytochemical diversity, plants may exhibit various biological activities. They may be medicinal as well as toxic. As a result, investigating their toxicities is as important as investigating their medicinal properties. This study investigated the chemical, genotoxic and haematological properties of the n-hexane extract of Olax subscorpioidea leaves. The chemical investigation of the extract was done by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Genotoxic and haematological investigation were done using in vivo models in mice. Genotoxic effects were estimated by evaluating DNA fragmentation with agarose gel electrophoresis and diphenylamine (DPA) assays. Haematological indices were measured on an Auto Haematology Analyzer. With GC-MS analysis, eight compounds were identified in the extract. The major compounds were 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z)- (18.00%), n-hexadecanoic acid (17.60%), and squalene (4.12%), which are of reported medicinal properties. Genotoxicity results indicated that the extract markedly and significantly reduced DNA fragmentation in testicular and hepatic cells in mice. Haematological analysis showed that the extract significantly increased white blood cells (WBC), lymphocytes (LYMP), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and significantly reduced packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin concentration (HB), and red blood cell (RBC) count. These results indicate that the n-hexane extract of Olax subscorpioidea leaves contain compounds that possess useful pharmacologic properties, and may reduce DNA damages as well as alter haematological indices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOladipupo AR, Alaribe CS, Balogun OT, Akere HT, Ayanda FA, Toye ET, Coker HAB. Investigation of Chemical, Genotoxic and Haematological Properties of Secondary Metabolites from n-Hexane Extract of Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. (Olacaceae) Leaves. Trop J Nat Prod Res. 2018; 2(12):506-511. https://doi.org//10.26538/tjnpr/v2i12.3en_US
dc.identifier.issndoi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v2i12.3
dc.identifier.issnISSN 2616-0684 (Print) ISSN 2616-0692 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11470
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTropical Journal of Natural Producten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesdoi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v2i12.3;doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v2i12.3
dc.subjectToxicityen_US
dc.subjectGC-MSen_US
dc.subjectphytochemicalsen_US
dc.subjectgenotoxicityen_US
dc.subjectDNAen_US
dc.subjecthaematological indicesen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::PHARMACYen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Chemical, Genotoxic and Haematological Properties of Secondary Metabolites from n-Hexane Extract of Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. (Olacaceae) Leavesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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