Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of ethanol extract of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray dry flowers

Objective: To evaluate the antioxidant activity of extracts of dried flowers of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray (T. diversifolia) dry flower-a shrubby plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and very common in Brazil, providing data to help prevent premature aging skin. Methods: The tests of...

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Main Authors: Robson Miranda da Gama, Marcelo Guimarães, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, José Armando-Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115300988