In-vitro Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Properties of Acacia Ferruginea Plant Stem: A Phytochemical Study
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Abstract
Introduction: The study of free radical chemistry has received considerable attention in recent years. Our bodies produce free radicals through a variety of endogenous systems, exposed to various physiochemical or pathological conditions.
Objective: The study aimed to assess the in-vitro antioxidant properties of Acacia ferruginea plant stem and to screen for their phytochemical components.
Methodology: The stem was examined for enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, radical scavenging activity in three solvents with varying polarities, and phytochemical analyses.
Result: The stem of Acacia ferruginea possessed considerable levels of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants.
Conclusion: Although the three extracts had high scavenging properties, in-vitro assays did not show any significant DNA preventive properties. Phytochemical screening indicated the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids and phenols.
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RAMYA, Nagesh; BALASUBRAMANIAN, Kiruthika; HARISH, -.
In-vitro Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Properties of Acacia Ferruginea Plant Stem: A Phytochemical Study.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 11, nov. 2023.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4714>. Date accessed: 16 may 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i11.4714.
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