Screening of Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Activities of Some Omani Medicinal Plants

Screening of Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Activities of Some Omani Medicinal Plants

n-Butanol extracts of nine medicinal plants, Cressa cretica, Ziziphus spina-christ, Acacia tortilis, Tephrosia haussknechti, Aristolochiae bracteolata, Citrullus colocynthis, Teucrium mascatense, Rhazya stricta and Nerium oleander, found in Oman were screened for their antioxidant activity using pho...

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Main Authors: Saleh Al-Busafi, Mubarak Al-Riyami, Khadija Al-Ouwaisi, Abdulkhader Hisham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2007-06-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science
Subjects:
Antioxidant activities, radical scavenging, DPPH, phosphomolybdenum complex.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/342
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Summary:n-Butanol extracts of nine medicinal plants, Cressa cretica, Ziziphus spina-christ, Acacia tortilis, Tephrosia haussknechti, Aristolochiae bracteolata, Citrullus colocynthis, Teucrium mascatense, Rhazya stricta and Nerium oleander, found in Oman were screened for their antioxidant activity using phosphomolybdenum complex assays and their radical scavenging activity using DPPH assays. Ocimumi basilicum, a plant with well documented antioxidant activity, was used as a reference. A. tortilis, and T. haussknechti extracts possessed very high antioxidant activity (AOA) and high radical scavenging activity (RSA).
ISSN:1027-524X
2414-536X

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