Antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibition activities of α- mangostin and Garcinia mangostana Linn. pericarp extracts

• Main Authors: Wan Hassan, Wan Nur Atiqah, Mohamed Zulkifli, Razauden, Basar, Norazah, Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi, Ahmad, Farediah
• Format: Article
• Published: Open Science Publishers LLP 2015
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57842/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2015.50907
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The methanol, ethyl acetate and petroleum ether crude extracts of mangosteen pericarp and α- mangostin were evaluated for the antioxidant capacity and tyrosinase inhibition properties. The ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay was used to investigate their antioxidant capacity. Tyrosinase i...