Chemical composition and antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Platymiscium gracile Benth.: A species threatened by extinction

Sawdust of Platymiscium gracile Benth. (Fabaceae) was extracted by percolation using n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and methanol sequentially. Then, fractions were screened for their phenolic contents and antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The phenolic contents ranged from 13,667 ±...

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Main Authors: José E. Cuellar, Janio Martínez, Benjamín Rojano, Jesús H. Gil, Diego Durango
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364718307663