IN VITRO FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY OF RAW PEPINO FRUIT (SOLANUM MURICATUM AITON)
Sudha Govindan, M. Sangeetha Priya, R. Indhu Shree, S. Vadivukkarasi
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Sudha Govindan, M. Sangeetha Priya, R. Indhu Shree, S. Vadivukkarasi
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The aim of this research was to investigate the antioxidant activity of exotic fruit pepino. The content of total phenols, flavonoid, the level of antioxidant potential by DPPH, ABTS, OH radical, reducing power, chelation, FRAP and total antioxidant in ethyl acetate extract were determined. In all the methods the extract exhibited good scavenging activity. The EC50 values of raw ethyl acetate extract on DPPH radical, reducing power, ferrous ion chelation, ABTS radical, FRAP and hydroxyl radical were found to be 0.44, 0.48, 32.51, 10.03, 1.51 and 0.23 mg/ml, respectively. Substantial amount of phenol and flavonoids was noticed. The free radical scavenging and antioxidant characteristics of the extract may be due to the presence of polyphenols in the fruit extract. This study showed the potential of using fresh fruits to develop functional foods with high antioxidant activity
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The aim of this research was to investigate the antioxidant activity of exotic fruit pepino. The content of total phenols, flavonoid, the level of antioxidant potential by DPPH, ABTS, OH radical, reducing power, chelation, FRAP and total antioxidant in ethyl acetate extract were determined. In all the methods the extract exhibited good scavenging activity. The EC50 values of raw ethyl acetate extract on DPPH radical, reducing power, ferrous ion chelation, ABTS radical, FRAP and hydroxyl radical were found to be 0.44, 0.48, 32.51, 10.03, 1.51 and 0.23 mg/ml, respectively. Substantial amount of phenol and flavonoids was noticed. The free radical scavenging and antioxidant characteristics of the extract may be due to the presence of polyphenols in the fruit extract. This study showed the potential of using fresh fruits to develop functional foods with high antioxidant activity
Key concepts: Scavenging, Solanum, Solanaceae, Chemistry, Botany, Biology, Biochemistry, Antioxidant