ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF SOME SPECIES OF THE GENUS Bomarea (ALSTROEMERIACEAE) POTENCIAL ANTIOXIDANTE DE ALGUNAS ESPECIES DEL GÉNERO Bomarea (ALSTROEMERIACEAE)

This work evaluated the antioxidant activity of ethanol extracts from 11 species of the genus Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) by means of two in vitro methods. Values of CE50 between 51 and 333 µg/mL were obtained for DPPH the test, and the highest activity levels were found for B. glaucescens,...

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Main Authors: Fernando A ALZATE G, Jorge A GIL Q, Nora del S JIMÉNEZ U, Gabriel J ARANGO A, Bernard WENIGER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2011-05-01
Series:Vitae
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-40042011000200011