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EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS OF Acacia nilotica (L.) LEAF

By: Mrityunjoy Das, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Belal Uddin

Key Words: Acacia nilotica L. free radicals, antioxidant, pro-oxidant.

Vol11-No1-p011-23, December 2024.

Abstract

The present study was aimed to investigate the antioxidant properties of the various solvent extracts of the leaves of Acacia nilotica.  The antioxidant activities of the extracs have been evaluated by using several in vitro assays and were compared to standard antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol, curcumin and butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT). All the extracts showed effective H-donor activity, reducing power, free radical scavenging activity, metal chelating ability and inhibition of β-carotene bleaching. None of the extracts exerted an obvious pro-oxidant activity. The antioxidant property depends upon concentration and increased with increasing amount of the extracts. The free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities may be attributed to the presence of phenolic and flavonoid compounds present in the extracts. The results obtained in the present study indicate that the leaves of Acacia nilotica are a potential source of natural antioxidant.

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Mrityunjoy Das, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Belal Uddin

EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS OF Acacia nilotica (L.) LEAF

Vol11-No1-p011-23, December 2024.

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