EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF CASSYTHA FILIFORMIS S.Mythili*, A.Sathiavelu, T.B.Sridharan
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چکیده
The study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of Cassytha filliformis for the first time. The antioxidant activity of cassytha filiformis extracts in hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol were assessed based on their radical scavenging activity (RSA) using the DPPH assay. Methanolic extract showed good antioxidant activity when compared with standard Butylated hydroytoluene(BHT). Further, the methanolic extracts were evaluated by Ferric thiocyanate(FTC) method, Thiobarbituric acid(TBA) test and Superoxide anion radical scavenging assay. The results obtained suggest that methanolic extract of cassytha filiformis have promising therapeutic potential and could be considered as potential source for drug development by pharmaceutical industries.
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