Qader, Suhailah Wasman and Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen and Chua, Lee Suan and Najim, Nigar and Mat Zain, Mazatulikhma and Hamdan, Salehhuddin (2011) Antioxidant, total phenolic content and cytotoxicity evaluation of selected Malaysian plants. Molecules, 16 (4). pp. 3433-3443. ISSN 1420-3049
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules16043433
Abstract
Aqueous and ethanol extracts of different traditional Malaysian plants (Polygonum minus, Andrographis paniculata, Curcuma xanthorrhiza, Momordica charantia and Strobilanthes crispus) were evaluated for their antioxidant properties, total phenolic content and cytotoxic activity. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by using 1,1-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. The results showed that ethanol extracts contain high antioxidant activities compared to aqueous extracts. The findings exhibited a strong correlation between antioxidant activity and the total phenol contents. In addition, all the plant extracts showed non-toxic effects against a normal human lung fibroblast cell line (Hs888Lu). Although traditionally aqueous extracts are used, we determined that ethanol extracts usually achieved better activity in the assays.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity, Malaysian plants, total phenolic content |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| ID Code: | 28828 |
| Deposited By: | Yanti Mohd Shah |
| Deposited On: | 29 Nov 2012 06:25 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2019 03:38 |
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