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it using different solvents. The different solvents used for extraction was,
dimethyl sulfoxiamide (DMSO), Ethyl Acetate (EtoAc), ethanol (EtOH), methanol
(MeOH) and chloroform (CHCl3). Antioxidant potential was evaluated
by using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity.
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antioxidant potentiality in a dose-dependent manner. Its IC50 values
(13.05±0.39; 14.08±0.42; 15.02±0.45; 16.12±0.48;
14.88±0.44 μg mL-1) were compared to the IC50
value of the reference standard ascorbic acid (06.10±0.18; 07.18±0.21;
08.15±0.24; 09.10±0.27; 08.18±0.23 μg mL-1)
which suggested that the Ormocarpum cochinchinense is a potent antioxidant.
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including flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids, terpenoids, saponins, gums, tannins,
resins, coumarins, glycosides, carbohydrates. This study also shows that the
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