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The fractions were screened for antioxidant activity by a 2, 2-Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. Fraction 10b shows high antioxidant activity and was subjected to further analysis using the GC-MS and FTIR analysis and 32 compounds were identified. Total phenol and total flavonoid contents were analyzed by the Folin Ciocalteu method and aluminium chloride colorimetric method, respectively. Results: The result for total antioxidant activity shows that fraction 10b has the highest antioxidant activity (83 mg mL1) while fraction 2a shows the lowest antioxidant activity (13 mg mL1). The result for total phenol content showed that fraction 10b has the highest phenol content (430 mg mL1) and fraction 2a has the lowest phenol content (9 mg mL1). Fraction 3b shows the highest concentration of total flavonoid content (143 mg mL1) while fraction 2a shows the lowest concentration (23 mg mL1). The result shows a strong positive correlation between total antioxidant and total phenol content. 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