Screening for Free Radical Scavenging Activity from Ethanolic Extract of Mimosaceous Plants Endemic to Thailand

Authors

  • Salfarina Ramli College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Supawan Bunrathep Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rangsit University, Pathumthani, Thailand
  • Tanasorn Tansaringkarn College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Nijsiri Ruangrungsi (1) College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; (2) Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

free radical scavenging activity, MImosaceae, DPPH, ethanolic extract

Abstract

Preliminary study on the antioxidant activity of 20 species from the family of Mimosaceae was carried out by evaluating their free radical scavenging activity. In this study, the ethanolic extracts of pericarp, seeds, leaves and bark were allowed to react with the DPPH free radical to give a simple method but gave reliable results. Results were expressed as the concentration of the extracts necessary to inhibit the initial DPPH concentration by 50% (IC50). From the IC50 the free radical scavenging activities of the extracts were compared with BHT and Quercetin. Among the extracts, the Xylia xylocarpa extract showed the highest inhibition with IC50 less than 0.1 μg/ml.

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Published

2018-11-16

How to Cite

Ramli, S., Bunrathep, S., Tansaringkarn, T., & Ruangrungsi, N. (2018). Screening for Free Radical Scavenging Activity from Ethanolic Extract of Mimosaceous Plants Endemic to Thailand. Journal of Health Research, 22(2), 55–59. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/155574

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2: April-June 2008

Section

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE