Open AccessA study on in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous seed extract of sesbania sesban (l) merr.
Author(s) -
Subramanium Kathiravan,
Shwetha . V. Kalava
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kongunadu research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2349-2694
DOI - 10.26524/krj.2021.21
Subject(s) - sesbania sesban , dpph , antioxidant , abts , chemistry , hydroxyl radical , food science , traditional medicine , superoxide , ferrous , sesbania , biochemistry , botany , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , enzyme
The present study was done to investigate the in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of Sesbania sesban seeds. The assays such as DPPH, Chelation, ferrous ion, ABTS, Superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical assay, FRAP assay and total antioxidant activity were done to assess the antioxidant potential of the seed extract. The extract was tested at a concentration range of 100 – 500 μg/ml for all the assays and the values were compared with a standard. The results obtained showed that the radical scavenging activity was in a dose dependent manner and found to increase with increase in concentration of the extract. The IC50 value was calculated for the assays and tabulated for inference. Different assays revealed different levels of radical scavenging potential of the extract and exhibited as a better antioxidant source for therapeutic applications.