Anti-Psoriatic Activity of Musa Mysore Aab (Poovan Banana) Peel Extract Using Human Keratinocyte Cell Line

Banana is one of the most widely distributed and consumed fruit in tropical and subtropical countries. Considering to nutritional aspects, it is one of the worlds leading food crops with a high source of minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, flavonoids, phenolic compounds etc. The current study was performed to evaluate the antioxidant activity and Anti-psoriatic activity in Musa Mysore AAB peels. The MTT assay was carried out for the determination of antipsoriatic activity and DPPH and HRSA assay was used in identifying antioxidant activity. The presence of antioxidant was confirmed by phytochemical analysis and partial purification of the compound was done by TLC.