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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Main Authors: Kassim, Nur Kartinee, Rahmani, Mawardi, Ismail, Amin, Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah, Ee, Gwendoline Cheng Lian, Md Nasir, Nadiah, Awang, Khalijah
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Science Limited 2013