ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF SPHAGNETICOLA TRILOBATA (L.)
A. K. Anjana, P. L. Rajagopal*, P. N. Sajith Kumar, I. Arthi, Meera B. Nair and S. Aneeshia
ABSTRACT
The invitro antioxidant properties of the whole plant were studied in ABTS ,NO and Superoxide dismutase models. The antioxidant study had been carried out with the leaves of the plant. The leaf extract of the plant showed significant antioxidant properties. The plant was also reported to contain secondary metabolites like phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The antioxidant property exhibited by the leaf extract of the plant could be due to the presence of these secondary metabolites.
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