Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021): Vol 8, Iss 2, Year 2021
Articles

A study on in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous seed extract of sesbania sesban (l) merr.

Kathiravan S
Department of Biochemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641 029, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shwetha V Kalava
Department of Biochemistry, Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore – 641048, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published December 30, 2021
Keywords
  • Sesbania sesban, antioxidant, aqueous extract, radical scavenging, dose dependent
How to Cite
Kathiravan S, & Shwetha V Kalava. (2021). A study on in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous seed extract of sesbania sesban (l) merr. Kongunadu Research Journal, 8(2), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj.2021.21

Abstract

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.

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