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http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/23559| Title: | In vitro antioxidant studies of Annona squamosa Linn. Leaves |
| Authors: | Shirwaikar, Annie Rajendran, K Kumar, C Dinesh |
| Keywords: | Annona squamosa;Antioxidant;Free radicals |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2004 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The free radical scavenging potential of the leaves of A. squamosa was studied by using different antioxidant models of screening. The ethanolic extract at 1000 μg/ml showed maximum scavenging of the radical cation, 2,2-azinobis- (3-ethylbenzothiazoline- 6- su lphonate) (ABTS) observed upto 99.07% followed by the scavenging of the stable radical 1, 1-diphenyl, 2- picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) (89.77 %) and nitric oxide radical (73.64 %) at the same concentration. However, the extract showed only moderate scavenging activity of superoxide radicals and antilipid peroxidation potential, which was performed using rat- brain homogenate.The findings justify the therapeutic applications of the plant in the indigenous system of medicine, augmenting its therapeutic value. |
| Page(s): | 803-807 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/23559 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJEB Vol.42(08) [August 2004] |
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