Antioxidant activity of different extracts from leaves of Pereskia bleo (Cactaceae)

• Main Authors: Hassanbaglou, Behnaz, Abdul Hamid, Azizah, A. M., Roheeyati, Mohd Saleh, Norihan, Abdulamir, AhmadSahib, Khatib, Alfi, Sabu, MC
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2012
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33294/1/Hassanbaglou_et_al_%282012%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33294/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR/edition/23_April,_2012
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The present study was conducted to assess the antioxidant properties of ethanol, ethyl acetate, methanol and hexane extracts from leaves of Pereskia bleo using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl method (DPPH assay), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP assay) and β-Carotene-Linoleic acid methods. Tota...