What is it about?

The paper presents research work exploring phenolics, flavonoids, antioxidant potential and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity of the methanolic extract of Carissa opaca roots and its fractions in various solvents with different polarity.

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Why is it important?

It is an effort to find out natural antioxidants and preservatives for lipid peroxidation.

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Oxidative stress is a growing medical condition throughout the globe. It becomes particularly serious in elderly people. Natural remedies which are safe and affordable are the need of the hour. The work presented in this paper explored Carissa opaca root extracts and fractions for phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities.

Dr Dildar Ahmed
Forman Christian College

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This page is a summary of: Analysis of Phenolic and Flavonoid Contents, and the Anti-Oxidative Potential and Lipid Peroxidation Inhibitory Activity of Methanolic Extract of Carissa opaca Roots and Its Fractions in Different Solvents, Antioxidants, October 2014, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/antiox3040671.
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