IN VITRO EVALUATION OF ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES OF CUCUMIS MELO L. EXTRACTS OF LEAVES AND FRUIT

Authors

  • T. MURALI KRISHNA Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • SHIVA D. Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • KEERTHI D. Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • NANDINI A. Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • ASWAQ. AHMED Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY T. Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.
  • KUMAR A. Department of Biotechnology, Chaitanya PG. College (Autonomous), Hanamkonda, Warangal -506001, India.

Keywords:

Anti-oxidant, Cucumis melo, Scavenging activity

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the anti-oxidant properties in methanolic extract of Leaves and fruit of  cucumies melo () The methanol leaf extract noticed significant scavenging activity on DPPH, superoxide, nitric oxide , hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical. The total phenolic compounds were found to be high with leaves rather than the flesh of fruit.

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Published

31.03.2013

How to Cite

T. MURALI KRISHNA, SHIVA D., KEERTHI D., NANDINI A., ASWAQ. AHMED, VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY T., & KUMAR A. (2013). IN VITRO EVALUATION OF ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES OF CUCUMIS MELO L. EXTRACTS OF LEAVES AND FRUIT. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(1), 705–712. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/1955

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Volume 4, Issue 1, 2013

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Research Articles

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