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Original Article

In vitro antioxidant activity of Bombax malabaricum flower extracts

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Pages 569-576 | Received 30 May 2010, Accepted 02 Oct 2010, Published online: 09 Mar 2011

Figures & data

Table 1.  Yields of extraction, TPCa, TFCb, and ACc in extracts from B. malabaricum flower.

Figure 1.  1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Ascorbic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 6).

Figure 1.  1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Ascorbic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 6).

Table 2.  The 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition, oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) value of extracts from B. malabaricum flowers.

Figure 2.  Reducing power of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Ascorbic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 6).

Figure 2.  Reducing power of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Ascorbic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 6).

Figure 3.  The inhibitory effect on phosphatidylcholine liposome peroxidation of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Gallic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 3).

Figure 3.  The inhibitory effect on phosphatidylcholine liposome peroxidation of the extracts from B. malabaricum flower. Gallic acid was used as positive control. Values are means ± SD (n = 3).

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