Antioxidant Properties and Vitamin Profile of Hyptis verticillata Cultivated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Autor:	Anosike Chikaodili, Atangwho Item Justin, Egbung Godwin Eneji
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Vitamin Antioxidant Vitamin C biology medicine.medical_treatment Vitamin E Glutathione vitamins and infusion Malondialdehyde Antioxidants Superoxide dismutase chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Catalase medicine biology.protein Hyptis verticillata Food science
Zdroj:	International Journal of Sciences. 3:53-57
ISSN:	2305-3925 2410-4477 6201-7071
DOI:	10.18483/ijsci.1368
Popis:	The present study investigated the antioxidant properties as well the vitamin composition of the leaves of Hyptis verticillata cultivated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The antioxidant activity of H. verticillata leaves indicated high catalase concentration (0.04±0.01M) and low levels of reduced glutathione,superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde while the concentration of vitamins showed high concentration of vitamin C (2.63±0.12mg/100ml) with low concentrations of beta-carotene and vitamin E (at 3.0 x 10-3 ±0.08mg/100ml and 0.05±8.1 x 10-4mg/100ml) respectively. We therefore, suggests that the consumption of leaves of H. verticillata in form of infusion could serve as a potential source of locally available antioxidants.Read Complete Article at ijSciences: V62017071368 AND DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18483/ijSci.1368
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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