Antioxidant activity of the inflorescents of Vernonia calvoana growing in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

Autor: Egbung, Godwin Eneji, Atangwho, Item Justin, Kiasira, Zinadum B., Iwara, Iwara Arikpo, Igile, Godwin Oju
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences; Vol 22, No 2 (2016); 141-146
ISSN: 1118-0579
Popis: Vernonia calvoana is an indigenous green leafy vegetable that grows around the Cameroons and the southern part of Nigeria. This study was designed to evaluate the phytochemical and antioxidant activity of V. calvoana inflorescents using the following methods: 1, 1 – diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), Ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP), 2, 2–azobis-3-ethyl benzothiolin-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), anti-lipid, superoxide, phosphomolybdate and ascorbic acid assay. The result showed significantly high saponins, alkaloids and polyphenols at (p
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