Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities of Conventionally Propagated Nodal Segment and In Vitro-Induced Callus of Bougainvillea glabra Choisy Using Different Solvents

Bougainvillea, popularly known as ‘Bunga kertas’ in Malaysia, is thoroughly explored for nutritional and medicinal purposes. Bougainvillea has been shown to possess alkaloids flavonoids which are widely used folk medicine treat different illnesses such inflammatory, diarrheal, ulcer, diabetic. Despite its major conventional therapeutic importance, only limited attempts have made investigate this species’ chemical pharmacological properties relation uses. Therefore, study was conducted determine the effect of vitro-induced callus under light conditions plant growth regulators on phytochemical antioxidant activities using extraction solvents. Based results, maximum days (17.67) initiation were recorded when nodal cultured woody medium (WPM) supplemented with 7.5 µM 2,4-D + 0.5 BAP condition. On contrary, minimum (7) obtained treated 2.5 5 1 1.5 dark conditions. However, higher fresh dry weight fortified In analysis phenolics content activities, aqueous extract conventionally propagated part exhibited highest phenolic activities. iron (II) chelating activity produced from calli induced a Hence, it can be concluded that culture secondary metabolites comparable mother plants.