Chemical profile, total phenolic content, DPPH free radical scavenging and α-lucosidase inhibitory activities of cosmos caudatus kunth leaves

• Main Authors: Wan Ahmad, Wan Nadilah, Shaari, Khozirah, Khatib, Alfi, Abd hamid, Azizah, Hamid, Muhajir
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: UPM Press 2018
• Subjects: RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66759/7/66759%20Chemical%20Profile%2C%20Total%20Phenolic%20Content.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66759/13/66759_Chemical%20profile%2C%20total%20phenolic%20content%2C%20DPPH%20free%20radical%20scavenging_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66759/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2041%20(3)%20Aug.%202018/32%20JTAS%201327-2018.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Herbs and medicinal plants are major sources of traditional or folk medicines for many countries of the world, including Malaysia. This study evaluated the bioactive potential of the leaf ethanolic extract and solvent fractions of Cosmos caudatus Kunth, in scavenging free radicals and inhibiting t...