1. Cameroonian medicinal plants belonging to Annonaceae family: radical scavenging and antifungal activities
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Marguérite Kamdem Simo, Rufin Marie Kouipou Toghueo, Fabrice Boyom Fekam, Guglielmina Froldi, Mireille Sylviane Dongmo Nguepi, and Modeste Lambert Sameza
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Antifungal Agents ,Annona muricata ,DPPH ,Flavonoid ,Xylopia africana ,Annonaceae ,Plant Science ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Antioxidants ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Phenols ,Botany ,Medicinal plants ,Candida spp ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Flavonoids ,Plants, Medicinal ,biology ,alcoholic plant extracts ,Uvaria comperei ,Organic Chemistry ,010405 organic chemistry ,Plant Extracts ,Uvaria ,Free Radical Scavengers ,biology.organism_classification ,0104 chemical sciences ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,chemistry ,Phytochemical - Abstract
The free-radical scavenging activity of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of leaves, stems and roots of Annona muricata, Monodora tenuifolia, Uvaria comperei, Uvaria muricata and Xylopia africana was evaluated using DPPH and ORAC assays. Further, phytochemical analysis, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents were also determined. Moreover, the antifungal activity of extracts was studied. The findings indicated that A. muricata and U. comperei extracts own antiradical activities and moderate antifungal properties.
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- 2017
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