Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts from Colombian Coffee-Growing Eco-Region
Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts from Colombian Coffee-Growing Eco-Region
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Date
2017-02-07
Author
Blandón, Aura M.
Mosquera, Oscar M.
Sant’ana, Antônio E. G.
dos Santos, Aldenir F.
Pires, Luana L. S.
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Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
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The present study describes the in vitro antioxidant activity of methanol extracts of 34 plant species collected in the Colombian coffee-growing eco-region belonging to Euphorbiaceae, Piperaceae and Solanaceae families. The antioxidant properties of extracts were evaluated by determining radical scavenging power measured with a DPPH assay. The methanolic extracts of Hyeronimia antioquiensis, Mabea montana, and Alchornea grandis species (Euphorbiaceae), presents EC50 values equal to 0.686, 12.35, and 13.01 µg/mL, respectively, showing high antioxidant potential.
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http://revistas.unimilitar.edu.co/index.php/rfcb/article/view/2755https://doi.org/10.18359/rfcb.2755
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Revista Facultad de Ciencias Básicas; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2017); 56-59Revista Facultad de Ciencias Básicas; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2017); 56-59