ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, DNA DAMAGED PROTECTION AND APOPTOSIS INDUCTION POTENTIAL OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA LEAF EXTRACTS

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ABSTRACT: The challenges of free radicals and tumour promoting agents are on the increase and this informed investigation of the antioxidant property and anticancer potential of Vernonia amygdalina, a most common medicinal vegetable in Nigeria. The leaf of Vernonia amygdalina was extracted in methanol and partitioned into hexane, ethyl acetate and aqueous layers successively. Activity...

Published at International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Volume 8

Issue 7

Pages 3122-3127

Published in 2017

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J. A. O. Olugbuyiro, D. Odugbesan , S. O. Rotimi and S. L. Uchechukwu

Olugbuyiro Joseph » Professor Joseph A.O. OLUGBUYIRO is a trained Natural Products Scientist and a Chartered Chemist (MICCON). He has his PhD degree at University of Ibadan in Nigeria. In addition to an excellent academic record, he is a model teacher, researcher and leader. He is a member of many professional bodies which include- Fellow of American Society of Microbiology, Fellow of Chemical Society of... view full profile