Antimicrobial Activities of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten Makino Methanol Extract
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Antioxidant property of an ethanol extract of the stem of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten.
An ethanol extract of the stem of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten (OFS) was assessed to determine the mechanism(s) of its antioxidant activity. The ethanol extract exhibited a concentration-dependent inhibition of linoleic acid oxidation in a thiocyanate assay system. In addition, the OFS extract showed dose-dependent free-radical scavenging activity, including DPPH radicals, superoxide anion...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Life Science
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1225-9918
DOI: 10.5352/jls.2005.15.2.279