Antioxidant activity-guided separation of coumarins and lignan from Melicope glabra (Rutaceae)
The ethyl acetate and methanol bark extracts of Melicope glabra were evaluated for their antioxidant capacities by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity and β-carotene bleaching/linoleic acid system. Both extracts exhibited strong inhibition against the DPPH radical (...
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Elsevier Science Limited
2013
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