Phytochemical screening and in vitro evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn

Phytochemical screening and in vitro evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn

Objective: To investigate phytochemical, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Kedrostis africana (K. africana). Methods: Dried tubers of K. africana were extracted in acetone, water and ethanol. The total phenol, flavonoid, proanthocyanidin and tannin contents were determined spectrometricall...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah Oshiomame Unuofin, Gloria Aderonke Otunola, Anthony Jide Afolayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Agar dilution
Antimicrobial activity
Radical scavenging activity
Total phenolics
Total flavonoid
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