Thin Layer Chromatographic Analysis and Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Extract of Leaves of Carica papaya L
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Traditional plants contain various secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids and phenolic compounds which have shown antioxidant activities that include scavenging free radical species and inhibiting the production of reactive species resulting from normal cell metabolism. The present study was undertaken to analyse the thin layer chromatography and antioxidant activities of methanol extract of leaves of Carica papaya. The antioxidant activities were carried out by DPPH free radical scavenging assay, OH radical scavenging assay, NO radical scavenging assay, Fe reducing power assay and phosphomolybdenum reduction assay.
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