Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of Terminalia muelleri benth. leaf extract | ||||
Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ain Shams University | ||||
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2017, Page 1-4 PDF (1.01 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/aps.2017.10355 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nouran M. Fahmy1; Eman Al-Sayed2; Abdel Nasser B. Singab 2 | ||||
1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt | ||||
2Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
In the present investigation, leaves of Terminalia muelleri were assayed for their phytochemical constituents, as well as its free radical scavenging activity. The antioxidant effect was measured using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical scavenging assay, the phytochemical constituents were screened to assess their corresponding effect on antioxidant activity. The results showed that the ethanol soluble fraction of T. muelleri possesses a potent radical-scavenging activity using the DPPH• (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging assay (IC50 value = 2.7 μg/mL, while the standard ascorbic acid has an IC50 value = 10.5 μg/mL). | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Terminalia muelleri; DPPH; antioxidant; ascorbic acid | ||||
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