Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.

Euphorbia hirta is a well-known ethnomedicinal plant with diverse biological activities.The aim of the present study is to investigate the antiradical activities of various solvent extracts of the aerial part of E. hirta as well as to determine the possible cytotoxicity of these extracts. The aeri...

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Main Authors:	Perumal, Shanmugapriya, Mahmud, Roziahanim, Pillai Piaru, Suthagar, Wei, Cai Lee, Ramanathan, Surash
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Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Subjects:	RM300-666 Drugs and their actions RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	my.usm.eprints.38343 http://eprints.usm.my/38343/ Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L. Perumal, Shanmugapriya Mahmud, Roziahanim Pillai Piaru, Suthagar Wei, Cai Lee Ramanathan, Surash RM300-666 Drugs and their actions RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Euphorbia hirta is a well-known ethnomedicinal plant with diverse biological activities.The aim of the present study is to investigate the antiradical activities of various solvent extracts of the aerial part of E. hirta as well as to determine the possible cytotoxicity of these extracts. The aerial part of E. hirta was extracted with different solvent systems in order to increase polarity. The solvents used were hexane, dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA), ethanol (EtOH), and methanol (MeOH). The contents of total phenols and total flavonoids were analyzed byUVspectrophotometry, whereas the potential free radical-scavenging activities of the extracts were evaluated using the stable free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), the Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38343/1/Antiradical_and_Cytotoxic_Activities_of_Varying_Polarity_Extracts_of_the_Aerial_Part_of_Euphorbia_hirta_L..pdf Perumal, Shanmugapriya and Mahmud, Roziahanim and Pillai Piaru, Suthagar and Wei, Cai Lee and Ramanathan, Surash (2013) Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L. Journal of Chemistry, 2013 (983253). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2090-9063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/983253
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description	Euphorbia hirta is a well-known ethnomedicinal plant with diverse biological activities.The aim of the present study is to investigate the antiradical activities of various solvent extracts of the aerial part of E. hirta as well as to determine the possible cytotoxicity of these extracts. The aerial part of E. hirta was extracted with different solvent systems in order to increase polarity. The solvents used were hexane, dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA), ethanol (EtOH), and methanol (MeOH). The contents of total phenols and total flavonoids were analyzed byUVspectrophotometry, whereas the potential free radical-scavenging activities of the extracts were evaluated using the stable free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), the
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author	Perumal, Shanmugapriya Mahmud, Roziahanim Pillai Piaru, Suthagar Wei, Cai Lee Ramanathan, Surash
author_facet	Perumal, Shanmugapriya Mahmud, Roziahanim Pillai Piaru, Suthagar Wei, Cai Lee Ramanathan, Surash
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title	Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.
title_short	Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.
title_full	Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.
title_fullStr	Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.
title_full_unstemmed	Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.
title_sort	antiradical and cytotoxic activities of varying polarity extracts of the aerial part of euphorbia hirta l.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2013
url	http://eprints.usm.my/38343/1/Antiradical_and_Cytotoxic_Activities_of_Varying_Polarity_Extracts_of_the_Aerial_Part_of_Euphorbia_hirta_L..pdf http://eprints.usm.my/38343/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/983253
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Antiradical and Cytotoxic Activities of Varying Polarity Extracts of the Aerial Part of Euphorbia hirta L.

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