Phytochemical screenining and in-vitro antioxidant activity of leaf extract of Pterocarpus soyauxii (ORA) and Pterocarpus santalinoides (UTURUKPA)

📄 Project Abstract

The products of biological compounds oxidation, by interaction with important biomolecules, can upset cell homeostasis and act cytotoxically, resulting in different diseases like tumors, heart failure, and cataract, brain dysfunction (Lobo et al., 2010). Antioxidants are the substances able to prevent or inhibit oxidative processes in human body as well as in plant products (Aguilar et al., 2011). The natural antioxidants are a stable part of nutrition as they occur in almost all edible plant products. Polyphenols are the most numerous group of antioxidant components and they are present in fruits and vegetables, their products, leguminous plants, grains, teas, herbs, spices and wines (Barros et al., 2011). Consumption of food containing a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids raised the significance and usage of substances that protect them against oxidation. The antioxidant supplementation is a generally accepted method of prolonging the stability and storage life of food products, in ...