• Pushpa Salo Linda

As an additional tool for proving their phylogenetic relatedness and for breeding purposes, the variations in the phytochemical contents and antioxidant activity of four varieties of the two closely related farmed Capsicum species, C. Annuum and C. frutescens, were examined. The strategy involved measuring the phytochemical and antioxidant properties using ethanolic and aqueous extractions. The antioxidant activities were assessed by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), nitric oxide (NO), and phosphomolybdenum assays, while the phytochemical contents, including total flavonoid, total phenol, and proanthocyanidins, were evaluated spectrophotometrically. Using the unweighted pair group technique with arithmetic mean (UPMGA) cluster analysis, a dendrogram based on the oxidative photochemical contents of ants was created to highlight the relationships between the types. Overall, ethanolic extracts had higher phytochemical content across all cultivars while aqueous extracts produced better yield. Regarding the cultivars' antioxidant activity and phytochemical contents, significant variances were found. The two Capsicum species were distinguished using dendrograms created by multivariate analysis. The two clusters showed the three variants of the C. Annuum species in subclusters, indicating the strong genetic affinity between the three types, while the first cluster contained just C. frutescens var. baccatum. It also demonstrated the shared lineage of the four kinds. Information from this study provides baseline data for the choice of suitable parental genotypes in breeding for nutritional and therapeutic goals as well as additional validation of the importance of chemotaxonomic traits.

Phytochemical,Capsicum, Capsicum Annuum L acuminatum, grossum, and baccatum, respectively. Four different varieties of Capsicum spp. ripe fruits were collected, and the concentrations of total phenols, flavonoids, and proanthocyanidins were quantitatively analyzed. The assays for DPPH, ABTS, NO, and phosphomolybdenum are used to measure antioxidant activity.

"COMPARATIVE EVALUATION ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENTS OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. AND CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS L.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.32-36, May 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805994.pdf

"COMPARATIVE EVALUATION ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENTS OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. AND CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS L.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp32-36, May 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805994.pdf