Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice

Table 1

FTIR spectral peak values and functional groups obtained.

ExtractPeak values (cm−1)Functional groups

Aqueous extract of A. esculentus 1375, 1454C–H bending
1638C=C group
1743 C=O carbonyl group
2854, 2923C–H stretching
3285–OH group

Methanolic extract of A. esculentus 1368, 1454 C–H bending
1618 C=C group
1742C=O carbonyl group
2360, 2691C–H stretching
2853, 2923C–H stretching
3284, 3379–OH group