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Research Paper | Botany | India | Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016 | Rating: 6.6 / 10
In-vitro Assays to Show the Antioxidant Potential of ?-sitosterol from Lawsonia inermis Leaves
Sanjukta Badhai | Durga P. Barik | Bairagi C. Mallick [2]
Abstract: Apprehensions about the therapeutic efficacy and safety of synthetic drugs fuel the research to discover holistic remedies. The antioxidant effect of methanolic extract of Lawsonia inermis leaves (MELIL) -sitosterol have been investigated against the in-vitro oxidant systems by using 2, 2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion, FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) and nitric oxide assays. The results obtained clearly shows that -sitosterol exerts significant antioxidant effect across all the studied oxidant systems.
Keywords: Lawsonia inermis leaves, -sitosterol, antioxidant property, DPPH, FRAP assays
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016,
Pages: 2127 - 2130