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

• Main Authors: Ampai Phrutivorapongkul, Kanokwan Kiattisin, Pensak Jantrawut, Sunee Chansakaow, Suwanna Vejabhikul, Pimporn Leelapornpisid
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84892577413&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52961
• 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...