ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ETHYL ACETATE EXTRACT OF GENUS AMARANTHUS LINN.

摘要

Plants possess good antioxidant capacity to get rid of free radicals that cause many lifestyle diseases especially cancer. Assessment of Antioxidant activity of Amaranthus Linn. leaves were evaluated by using in- vitro model. In the present study evaluation of ethyl acetate of extract of Amaranthus Linn. leaves with the help of two In-vitro antioxidant models were carried out for Nitric-oxide scavenging Activity and DPPH method. IC₅₀ value was calculated and compared with standard Ascorbic acid. Ethyl acetate extract was found to be extremely effective in scavenging nitric-oxide (IC₅₀ 584.4 μg/ml to 1072 μg/ml). In inhibition of DPPH Radical Scavenging activity (IC₅₀ 260.6 μg/ml to 957 μg/ml). Ethyl acetate extract showed different levels of antioxidant activities in tested models.