Natural Product Sciences
- Volume 6 Issue 3
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- Pages.135-138
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- 2000
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- 1226-3907(pISSN)
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- 2288-9027(eISSN)
Antioxidative Constituents from the Seeds of Cuscuta chinensis
- Kwon, Yong-Soo (College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University) ;
- Chang, Bok-Sim (College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University) ;
- Kim, Chang-Min (College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University)
- Published : 2000.09.01
Abstract
MeOH extract of Cuscuta chinensis seeds was fractionated with n-hexane, EtOAc and BuOH successively, and antioxidant activities were tested for all fractions using DPPH free radical scavenging method. In the tested fractions, EtOAc fraction showed high antioxidant activity
Keywords
- Cuscuta chinensis;
- Convolvulaceae;
- sitosterols;
- phenyl propanoids;
- methyl 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxycinnamate;
- flavonoids;
- calycopteretin;
- antioxidants;
- DPPH free radical scavenging method