Appraisal of biological activities and identification of phenolic compound of African marigold (Tagetes erecta) flower extract

• Main Authors: Phrutivorapongkul A., Kiattisin K., Jantrawut P., Chansakaow S., Vejabhikul S., Leelapornpisid P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892577413&partnerID=40&md5=73a212c279efbc8eab9df8c015b0707e; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4726
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The flowers of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L), a medicinal plant widely cultivated in Thailand, were subjected to evaluation for total phenolics, DPPH scavenging and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARs) assays as well as tyrosinase inhibitory activity. In preliminary studies, the ethy...