Title: In Vitro α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Desmodium heterocarpon
Abstract:Objective:To evaluate antioxidant activity of Desmodium heterocarpon in vitro.Method:1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)radical scavenging,[2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulphonic acid]diamon...Objective:To evaluate antioxidant activity of Desmodium heterocarpon in vitro.Method:1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)radical scavenging,[2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulphonic acid]diamonium salt(ABTS)radical scavenging and ferric reducing antioxidant power(FRAP)assay were used to evaluated D.heterocarpon with BHT as positive control.Result:Antioxidant activity of D.heterocarpon was good.Ethyl acetate extract of D.heterocarpon showed the DPPH radical scavenging(IC50=35.66 mg·L-1),ABTS radical scavenging(IC50=8.49 mg·L-1),and ferric reducing antioxidant power(TEAC=756.20 μmol·g-1)and those were higher than that of other extracts.But it was still inferior to positive control BHT(IC50=3.69 mg·L-1,IC50=6.64 mg·L-1 and TEAC=4 997.76 μmol·g-1,respectively).Conclusion:Ethyl acetate extract showed the best antioxidant activity in three extracts.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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