Phytochemicals screening and antioxidant activities of Malaysian Donax grandis extracts

• Main Authors: Mohd Daud, Jamaluddin, Mohd Hassan, Husna Hawa, Hashim, Ridzwan, Taher, Muhammad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2011
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/6379/1/EJSR_61_4_10_HUSNA.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/6379/; http://www.eurojournals.com/EJSR_61_4_10.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Common Donax (Donax grandis) is in a family of marantaceae and widely distributed in South East Asia region. Phytochemical constituents in different parts of the plant (leaves, fruits, stems and roots) were extracted by soxhlet extractions using hexane,dichloromethane, methanol and water. Methanoli...