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 » Prof. Joseph OLUGBUYIRO is a Professor of Organic Chemistry & Natural Product Science (Pharmacognosy). He focuses on phytochemistry, drug discovery & development: extraction, purification, isolation, and characterization of biologically active natural products. He is an expert in vegetable drug standardization, production and quality control. He is a Consultant in chemical & herbal drug... view full profile